59: The Farmyard
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Augustus Leopold Egg
London 1816
- 1863 Algiers
PD.38-1980:
Fitzwilliam Museum
Rights held by: The Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge bought from the Fairhaven Fund
The son of a successful gunsmith, Egg entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1836. In the late 1830s he was part of a sketching group called The Clique. He favored literary and historical subjects, including moralizing narratives, which reflected his engagement with social issues. An early supporter of the young Pre-Raphaelites, Egg was influenced by their style and patronized William Holman Hunt in particular.
Text written and researched by Amy Marquis Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge.
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20.2 x 25.3 cm
Section: Built Environment: rooftops, windows, yards and ruins
This can be found in Gallery 11: The Arts of the 20th Century
