Youth on the Prow, and Pleasure at the Helm (after William Etty)
Oil Painting
ca. 1850-ca.1865 (painted)
ca. 1850-ca.1865 (painted)
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A reduced copy in oil of William Etty's painting of the same name, depicting a golden boat piloted by the figure of Pleasure and surrounded by youthful nudes.
Object details
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| Title | Youth on the Prow, and Pleasure at the Helm (after William Etty) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil Painting, 'Youth on the Prow, and Pleasure at the Helm', Alfred Morgan after William Etty, ca. 1850-ca. 1865 |
| Physical description | A reduced copy in oil of William Etty's painting of the same name, depicting a golden boat piloted by the figure of Pleasure and surrounded by youthful nudes. |
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| Object history | Purchased, 1866 |
| Production | A reduced copy by Alfred Morgan of William Etty's painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1832 (now in Tate Britain). |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Thomas Gray, <i>The Bard</i> (1757) |
| Bibliographic reference | Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 87 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 249-1866 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2006 |
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