At the Opera
Summary
Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified woman at the opera, seated in a theatre box with her head turned towards the stage to the left, a pair of opera glasses resting on the ledge before her. The auditorium can just be glimpsed behind the heavy curtain draped across the box. The woman is dressed in black with a heavy black lace shawl about her shoulders and head, a pair of pale gloves with black embroidered and lace details on her hands, which rest on her heart. A discarded programme lies in her lap.
Object Name
At the Opera
Creators Name
Date Created
about 1870
Dimensions
unframed: 45.6cm x 35.9cm
framed: 69.5cm x 59cm
accession number
1939.145
Place of creation
England
Support
canvas
Medium
oil paint
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