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A Bit of Blue

Henry Stacy Marks1877

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter, United Kingdom

Early in his career the artist, Henry Stacy Marks, was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and produced paintings and designs influenced by medieval themes. Later he became interested in depicting birds, landscapes and portraits.

This is a portrait of Frederick Litchfield (1850-1930), an authority on antique furniture. Lichfield was a keen collector of blue and white ceramics which were considered highly desirable in the 1870s and 1880s. Here he is shown examining a K’ang Hsi (1662-1722), a type of porcelain ginger jar.

Purchased with assistance from the Kent Kingdon Bequest, 1911.

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  • Title: A Bit of Blue
  • Creator: Henry Stacy Marks RA (1829-1898)
  • Date Created: 1877
  • Location Created: St John's Wood, London, England, United Kingdom
  • Physical Dimensions: w813 x h1001 mm
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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