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Portrait Mrs Leopold Hirsch
Lent from a private collection 1994
actions: postures and motions
adults
clothing and personal items
dress
Hirsch, Leopold, Mrs
individuals: female
lace
named individuals
objects
people
portraits
standing
woman
<p>At the beginning of this century Sargent was recognised as the outstanding portrait painter in London. His latest commissions were exhibited at the Royal Academy every year. In 1902 he sent to the Academy this portrait of Mrs Leopold Hirsch, the wife of a banker in London. He also showed the three sisters 'The Misses Hunter', displayed now on the end wall of this gallery. His depiction of Mrs Hirsch was praised for its 'simplicity and dignity', and judged to be 'in the true spirit of the old masters'. It is modelled on Velasquez, and the colours of the pink dress and grey lace follow one of the greatest of Velazquez's portraits, 'Phillip IV at Fraga'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
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2024-07-07
8 October 2023 – 15 January 2024
2024-01-15
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http://www.mfa.org
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8 October 2023 – 15 January 2024
2024-01-15
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Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA)
http://www.mfa.org
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Loan-out
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2027-05-31
1 February 2027 – 31 May 2027
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Fundacíon Mapfre (Madrid, Spain)
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BEYOND THE STEREOTYPE: SARGENT'S VISION OF SPAIN
Loan-out
Portrait of Mrs Leopold Hirsch
unconfirmed: 1450 × 900 mm
frame: 1690 × 1155 × 70 mm
Lent from a private collection 1994
<p>At the beginning of this century Sargent was recognised as the outstanding <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> painter in London. His latest commissions were exhibited at the Royal Academy every year. In 1902 he sent to the Academy this portrait of Mrs Leopold Hirsch, the wife of a banker in London. He also showed the three sisters 'The Misses Hunter', displayed now on the end wall of this gallery. His depiction of Mrs Hirsch was praised for its 'simplicity and dignity', and judged to be 'in the true spirit of the old masters'. It is modelled on Velasquez, and the colours of the pink dress and grey lace follow one of the greatest of Velazquez's portraits, 'Phillip IV at Fraga'.</p>
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actions: postures and motions adults clothing and personal items dress Hirsch, Leopold, Mrs individuals: female lace named individuals objects people portraits standing woman