Object number
69/20
Description
Oil painting, featuring romantic classical figures painted on both sides. From a member of the Heelas family, who once owned Whiteknights house
This is an oil painted on board, featuring romantic classical figures painted on both sides. The donor, Mrs Rowell, was a member of the Heelas family, John Heelas once owned Whiteknights house. There is no other information about the origins of these panels.
Physical description
1 oil painting: wood and paint; badly darkened and cracked
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Painting, oil on wood // Domestic furnishing pictures // Mrs H. Rowell, Alexandra Road, Reading, 1967 // Description:Oil on board, painted both sides. One side: Five figures and child primitive [60/10837] Lawyer’s office? Seated figure reads document. Reverse: Landscape, Romantic background figure with dog. Seated figure sketching. Horseman and walking figure with dogs. Dimensions: 31.5cmx25cm // Associated information: Mrs Rowell was a relation of the Heelas family, one of whom owned Whiteknights house. No other information is known about the origins of these panels.’
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Dimensions
- Length 315 mm
- Width 250 mm
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