In Tate Britain
Walk Through British Art: 1840
Free entry- Artist
- Sir William Blake Richmond 1842–1921
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 1275 x 1020 mm
frame: 1650 x 1400 x 90 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by the Patrons of British Art through the Tate Gallery Foundation 1996
- Reference
- T07130
Display caption
Emma Moon was a young Australian who married an English barrister. This portrait was commissioned to celebrate their marriage. She is shown here wearing a richly-decorated coat which she had embroidered herself. William Richmond was best known for his academic pictures but he was also a highly skilled portraitist. This picture is distinctly ‘aesthetic’: there are contrasting colours and textures in the opulent fabrics, and Emma Moon has a languid pose and expression.
Gallery label, November 2016
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