MAKE A MEME View Large Image Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, RA, OM - Portrait of a Sailor - Walters 372663.jpg This is one of the few surviving early works by the Dutch-born painter who would enjoy exceptional popularity in Great Britain and America with his re-creations of ...
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Keywords: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, RA, OM - Portrait of a Sailor - Walters 372663.jpg This is one of the few surviving early works by the Dutch-born painter who would enjoy exceptional popularity in Great Britain and America with his re-creations of scenes set in ancient Greece and Rome In this painting which is a study rather than a finished work Alma-Tadema captures the image of his model posed against a strongly illuminated background The dress of this young man of African descent who wears an Astrakhan hat heavy wool jacket tunic and scarf suggests that he may be a sailor A sense of immediacy has been imparted to the likeness by the brushwork which is remarkably spontaneous and vigorous for an artist whose paintings are known for their high degree of finish This sketch is one of two that the artist made of this subject The other showing the man in profile was retained by the artist's descendants ~ 1858 oil on paper laid down on panel cm 41 30 5 ; framed cm 55 9 48 9 6 4 accession number 37 2663 33516 Private collection The Netherlands Mouart date and mode of acquisition unknown Koninklijk Museum Antwerp date of acquisition unknown by gift later deaccessioned John H Schlichte-Bergen Amsterdam date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum April 13 1994 by purchase Museum purchase 1994 place of origin The Netherlands or Belgium <gallery>File Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA OM - Portrait of a Sailor - Walters 372663-copy jpg</gallery> PD-old-auto 1912 derivative works Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA OM - Portrait of a Sailor - Walters 372663-copy jpg Paintings by Lawrence Alma-Tadema Portrait of a Sailor Paintings in the Walters Art Museum 19th-century portrait paintings of unidentified men 1858 1858 portrait paintings Male 19th-century oil portraits of men at bust length 1858 19th-century portrait paintings in the United States 1858 Africans in 19th-century art Black Africans in art Oil on paper
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