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Interior with family group, by Elias Martin, watercolor, 1771

Interior with family group

Elias Martin

1771

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Interior with family group is a 1771 watercolor by Elias Martin, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Elias Martin
When & what style?
1771 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a family sitting together in a room. The father is sitting on a chair, looking at his wife who is holding a baby. The mother is wearing a big hat and a long dress. The baby is wearing a dress and a hat too. The father is wearing a suit and a wig. They are all looking at each other. The room has a big window with curtains. The painting is done in watercolor. It's a nice picture of a family from a long time ago. You might also like the work of other Romanticism artists.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour interior by Elias Martin from 1771 shows a family group, possibly including the artist’s father-in-law, Robert Lee, and his first child, and is signed and dated.

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About the artist

Portrait of Elias Martin
Artist

Elias Martin

Elias Martin (8 March 1739 – 25 January 1818) was a Swedish genre, history, and landscape painter and engraver from Stockholm.

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