Sir George Harvey
The Village School
About this artwork
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artist:Sir George Harvey (1806 - 1876) Scottish
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title:The Village School
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date created:Before 1825
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:42.20 x 58.50 cm; Framed: 66.70 x 82.50 x 10.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by Mrs Ethel M Pearse 1947
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accession number:NG 2090
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Sir George Harvey
Sir George Harvey
Harvey is best known for his Scottish history painting and contemporary narrative scenes. Many of his subjects, designed to invite an emotional response, appear rather sentimental to modern viewers but were extremely popular when first exhibited. Harvey was a student of Sir William Allan's at the...
