The Reconciliation of Oberon and Titania
About this artwork
Oberon and Titania stand reunited and are about to resolve the magically induced confusion between the two human lovers shown sleeping apart. Paton painted this as a sequel to his diploma picture of the fairy rulers' quarrel (in the Royal Scottish Academy collection) and again based it on the parallel episode in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. This painting of the reconciliation won a prize in the competition for the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament in 1847. It could be interpreted as an allegory of harmonious government. In 1849 Paton painted a second version of ‘The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania’ which is also in the National Galleries of Scotland collection.
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artist:Sir Joseph Noel Paton (1821 - 1901) Scottish
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title:The Reconciliation of Oberon and Titania
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date created:1847
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 122.60 cm; Framed: 108.40 x 155.00 x 8.50 cm / 37.00 kg
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credit line:Purchased by the Royal Scottish Academy 1848; transferred and presented to the National Gallery of Scotland 1910
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accession number:NG 294
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Sir Joseph Noel Paton
Sir Joseph Noel Paton
Paton was a highly successful artist who specialised in painting detailed compositions illustrating biblical episodes and imaginative stories based on romantic myths and legends. His interest in achieving convincing naturalistic detail was inspired by his friend John Everett Millais, the Pre-...
