Joseph Parkin Mayall, George Frederic Watts R.A., ca.1884.
Photogravure. 165 mm x 218 mm.
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George Frederic Watts R.A., ca.1884
From: Joseph Parkin Mayall
RA Collection: Art
The photograph shows the gallery which Watts had built at his house at No.6 Melbury Road in 1881. On the walls behind the seated figure of Watts can be seen the paintings: 'Lady Lindsay (of Balcarres)', with violin, 'Britomart and her Nurse' and to the right 'The Meeting of Jacob and Esau'. On the floor is 'Cardinal Manning', the Duke of Devonshire's portrait and 'Paolo and Francesca'.
Object details
165 mm x 218 mm
Artists At Home Photographed By J.P. Mayall, And Reproduced In Facsimile By Photo-Engraving On Copper Plates. Edited, With Biographical Notices And Descriptions, By F.G. Stephens - London:: 1884. [All rights reserved.]
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