16/2002

Collection

Paintings, Prints and Drawings

Brief description

‘The Wedding Breakfast’, oil on panel by George Elgar Hicks, signed and dated 1862, in an oil gilded frame with strapwork decoration.

Title

The Wedding Breakfast

Object name

painting
oil painting

Object number

16/2002

Location

On Display

Production person

George Elgar Hicks (artist)

Production date

1862 (painted)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

oil paint
canvas
wood

Technique

painted

Physical description

Oil painting on panel in a gilt frame decorated with foliate acanthus decoration at the corners.

Content description

This painting depicts a bridal couple in the centre. The bride wears a lilac dress covered with a cream striped cloak and looks down suggests modest submissiveness. Seated behind the bridal couple a young widow looks on wistfully providing a poigniancy to the scene. To the right there is an open door through which the wedding party can be seen returning from church. The domestic interior is decorated with wallpaper and a patterned carpet and there is also a framed portrait on the wall. The door on the right is partially screened with a portiere (door curtain), and to the left of the picture there is a table set for the wedding feast. The room has a gas light fitting.

Content object

carpet
wallpaper
chair
tablecloth
gas light fitting
curtain
painting

Dimensions

Height: 30.5cm
Width: 25.2cm
Height: 42cm
Width: 34.6cm
Height: 29cm
Width: 24cm

Website keywords

floor treatments
seating
pictures
wall treatments
images of rooms
gas lighting