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Slender Courting Anne
Bequeathed by Henry Vaughan 1900
‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
actions: expressive
architecture
cane / walking stick
characters
clothing and personal items
courting
domestic
Falstaff
features
fine arts and music
hat
instrument, lute
interior - non-specific
interiors
literature and fiction
Mistress Page
objects
panelling
people
sex and relationships
Shakespeare
society
sword
talking
weapons
<p>Leslie was one of the most successful nineteenth-century painters of subjects from English literature. His interpretation of an author's text was invariably true to its spirit. Through a study of costume and appropriate backgrounds he succeeded in giving scenes like this one from Shakespeare an authentic period flavour. This picture is painted over an engraving of a work which Leslie exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1825. The subject comes from Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'. Leslie married in 1825 and his original decision to paint 'Slender Courting' might have been prompted by his own pre-nuptial experiences.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique oil paint canvas
‘Slender Courting Anne Page’
support: 381 × 483 mm
Bequeathed by Henry Vaughan 1900
<p>Leslie was one of the most successful nineteenth-century painters of subjects from English literature. His interpretation of an author's text was invariably true to its spirit. Through a study of costume and appropriate backgrounds he succeeded in giving scenes like this one from Shakespeare an authentic period flavour. This picture is painted over an <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/engraving" title="Glossary definition for 'Engraving'"><span>engraving</span></a> of a work which Leslie exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1825. The subject comes from Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'. Leslie married in 1825 and his original decision to paint 'Slender Courting' might have been prompted by his own pre-nuptial experiences.</p>
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actions: expressive architecture cane / walking stick characters clothing and personal items courting domestic Falstaff features fine arts and music hat instrument, lute interior - non-specific interiors literature and fiction Mistress Page objects panelling people sex and relationships Shakespeare society sword talking ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ weapons