Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
Works with images
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Miss Mary Arabella Jay
Bequeathed by Mrs Rose Mary Chamberlen 1956
adults
basket
clothing and personal items
cloud
flower
headscarf
individuals: female
Jay, Mary Arabella
landscape
named individuals
objects
people
plants and flowers
portraits
vessels and containers
weather
woman
wooded
<p>Many portraits were shown at the annual exhibitions in the early 19th century, yet portraiture was often seen as a lesser art form. This is one of a small number of portraits Etty exhibited throughout his career, as he primarily showed history paintings that were highly regarded by his contemporaries. The sitter is Mary Arabella Jay. She is the daughter of one of Etty’s acquaintances, the Reverend William Jay of Bath, a noted preacher.</p><p><em>Gallery label, October 2019</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
23 June 2011 – 20 January 2012
2012-01-20
23 June 2011 – 20 January 2012
2012-01-20
2011-06-23
York Art Gallery (York, UK)
http://www.york.art.museum
2011-06-23
William Etty: Art and Controversy
Loan-out
29 July 2019 – 3 November 2019
2019-11-03
29 July 2019 – 3 November 2019
2019-11-03
2019-07-29
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2019-07-29
1819 Spotlight
Collection based display
Miss Mary Arabella Jay
support: 762 × 632 mm
frame: 1015 × 892 × 92 mm
Bequeathed by Mrs Rose Mary Chamberlen 1956
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<p>Many portraits were shown at the annual exhibitions in the early 19th century, yet portraiture was often seen as a lesser art form. This is one of a small number of portraits Etty exhibited throughout his career, as he primarily showed history paintings that were highly regarded by his contemporaries. The sitter is Mary Arabella Jay. She is the daughter of one of Etty’s acquaintances, the Reverend William Jay of Bath, a noted preacher.</p>
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adults basket clothing and personal items cloud flower headscarf individuals: female Jay, Mary Arabella landscape named individuals objects people plants and flowers portraits vessels and containers weather woman wooded