17/2002
Collection
Paintings, Prints and Drawings
Brief description
A domestic interior with two women wearing black, one holding a baby, oil on canvas, signed A.M. Rossi, c.1885.
Title
A domestic interior with two women wearing black, one holding a baby
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Object name
painting
oil painting
oil painting
Object number
17/2002
Location
On Display
Production person
Alexander Mark Rossi (artist)
Production date
c.1885 (painted)
Production place
England (painted)
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
Material
oil paint
canvas
wood
canvas
wood
Technique
painted
Physical description
Painting in oil on canvas showing a domestic interior. Seated in the centre of the painting are two women, one of whom is holding a baby. The interior is furnished in an eclectic mix of styles typical of the period, with furniture including a Queen Anne-style cabinet and a table with bobbin-turned legs. On the table is a fringed and embroidered tablecloth, and there is a highly pattened carpet. The painting depicts the play of light filtered by the Venetian blind and lace curtains, on the room, revealing the reflective pattern of the wallpaper and the gleaming qualities of the gilded and polished furniture. The painting bears a signature, below the table on the right, of TB Kennington which is not genuine. The painting may have been cut down. It is framed in a modern gilt frame in the style of Louis XIV.
Dimensions
Height: 84cm
Width: 119cm
Height: 64cm
Width: 99cm
Width: 119cm
Height: 64cm
Width: 99cm
Website keywords
floor treatments
mirrors
seating
storage
tables
house plants and cut flowers
ornaments
textiles
wall treatments
window treatments
child rearing
images of rooms
pets
mirrors
seating
storage
tables
house plants and cut flowers
ornaments
textiles
wall treatments
window treatments
child rearing
images of rooms
pets
Label
Label text for the digital interactive located in the Reading Room (September 2015- June 2017):
A domestic interior with two women dressed in mourning
By A.M. Rossi
Oil on canvas, about 1885
The black clothing worn by the women and the dark veil over the bust on the table to the right indicate that this is a scene of mourning, presumably for the husband of one of the women and father of the child.
Before the painting was purchased by the museum it was attributed to Thomas Benjamin Kennington, but curators discovered that his signature was a forgery. They noticed a number of elements in the painting, including the tablecloth and the small table with the metal plant holder, which are strikingly similar to those in paintings by Alexander Rossi. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Rossi’s signature was hidden underneath the frame.
A domestic interior with two women dressed in mourning
By A.M. Rossi
Oil on canvas, about 1885
The black clothing worn by the women and the dark veil over the bust on the table to the right indicate that this is a scene of mourning, presumably for the husband of one of the women and father of the child.
Before the painting was purchased by the museum it was attributed to Thomas Benjamin Kennington, but curators discovered that his signature was a forgery. They noticed a number of elements in the painting, including the tablecloth and the small table with the metal plant holder, which are strikingly similar to those in paintings by Alexander Rossi. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Rossi’s signature was hidden underneath the frame.
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