Harmony

After Sir Frank Dicksee British
1880
Not on view
Dicksee's sole contribution to the Royal Academy in 1877 was an immediate success for the artist; it was bought for the national collection at Tate. He had only made his debut there the year before. Set in a medieval interior, a young woman plays at an elaborate organ accompanied by a rapturous male companion. Many details of the painting were meticulously researched. The stained-glass window behind the couple, for example, is based upon an early example in the church of St. Mary the Virgin in Westwell, Kent. Waltner's masterful print is based upon a second reduced version of "Harmony" from 1887 (made specifically for reproduction), now in the Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Harmony
  • Artist: After Sir Frank Dicksee (British, London 1853–1928 London)
  • Etcher: Charles-Albert Waltner (French, Paris 1846–1925 Paris)
  • Publisher: Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd. (London)
  • Date: 1880
  • Medium: Etching; proof
  • Dimensions: Image: 15 15/16 × 9 1/4 in. (40.5 × 23.5 cm)
    Plate: 20 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (51.4 × 31.5 cm)
    Sheet: 21 5/8 × 15 11/16 in. (55 × 39.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.140.7
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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