1818
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
William Farren as Lord Ogleby in <i>The Clandestine Marriage</i> by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick is a 1818 paint by Samuel De Wilde, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a man in a white coat with gold buttons, holding a pink rose. He wears a white hat and a white scarf around his neck, and has a white lace cuff on his right wrist. The background is a dark, cloudy sky with green trees. The man's facial expression is serious, and he looks directly at the viewer. His attire and the rose suggest a formal or theatrical setting. The painting is characteristic of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and drama. For more on this artistic style, look up Romanticism.
The painting depicts William Farren in character as Lord Ogleby from *The Clandestine Marriage*, wearing a cream-colored coat and hat while holding a rose. It was bequeathed to the South Kensington Museums in 1859 as part of Reverend Alexander Dyce’s collection of 3,347 artworks and 14,000 books. Dyce, a literary scholar and Anglican priest, assembled a varied collection with a notable focus on British eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century art, including portraits of actors. The bequest expanded the museum’s holdings beyond contemporary Victorian works, incorporating pieces from Italian,…
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Samuel De Wilde, born and died in London, was a portrait painter and etcher of Dutch descent famous for his theatrical paintings.
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