Sir William Blake Richmond

Portrait of Mrs Ernest Moon

1888

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In Tate Britain

Walk Through British Art: 1840

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Artist: Sir William Blake Richmond 1842–1921
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: Support: 1275 × 1020 mm
frame: 1650 × 1400 × 90 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Presented by the Patrons of British Art through the Tate Gallery Foundation 1996
Reference: T07130

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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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