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Lady with a Dove Madame Loeser
Presented by Lady Holroyd in accordance with the wishes of the late Sir Charles Holroyd 1919
actions: postures and motions
adults
animals: birds
domestic
dove
flower
individuals: female
interior - non-specific
interiors
Loeser, Mathilde
named individuals
people
plants and flowers
portraits
rose
standing
woman
<p>Jeannette Loeser, the subject of this portrait, was romantically involved with John Brett until the spring of 1865. The portrait was largely painted in Rome in the early months of 1864, and completed in London in August that year. The wing of the dove echoes the curved outline of the sitter’s skirt, and the dove motif is repeated in the mosaic brooch on her shoulder. Each corner of the frame is decorated with a winged cherub that looks into the picture as if in admiration of her beauty.</p><p><em>Gallery label, November 2016</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
17 November 2004 – 2 October 2005
2005-10-02
4 November 2004 – 6 February 2005
2005-02-06
2004-11-04
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts (New York, USA)
2004-11-17
The Castellani and Their Jewelry: Classical Revival in 19th Century Rome
Loan-out
30 April 2010 – 28 November 2010
2010-11-28
30 April 2010 – 4 July 2010
2010-07-04
2010-04-30
Barber Institute of Fine Arts (Birmingham, UK)
http://www.barber.org.uk
20 July 2010 – 7 August 2010
2010-08-07
2010-07-20
Fine Art Society (London, UK)
http://www.faslondon.com/index.php
14 September 2010 – 28 November 2010
2010-11-28
2010-09-14
Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, UK)
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
2010-04-30
Objects of Affection: Pre-Raphelite Portraits by John Brett
Loan-out
5 November 2012 – 20 July 2014
2014-07-20
5 November 2012 – 20 July 2014
2014-07-20
2012-11-05
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2012-11-05
Gallery 9
Collection based display
7 August 2014 – 24 July 2022
2022-07-24
7 August 2014
2014-08-07
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2014-08-07
Gallery 9
Collection based display
Lady with a Dove (Madame Loeser)
support: 610 × 457 mm
frame: 785 × 632 × 80 mm
Presented by Lady Holroyd in accordance with the wishes of the late Sir Charles Holroyd 1919
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<p>Pre-Raphaelite artists travelled in Italy in the 1860s, exploring the beauty of Renaissance art. John Brett spent the winters of 1861–63 in Florence. Jeannette Loeser was a member of the English-Florentine intellectual circle and earned her own money. Brett painted her mature profile and grey hair true to life. The dove theme and the cherubs on the frame reference the romantic relationship between Loeser and the artist.</p>
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actions: postures and motions adults animals: birds domestic dove flower individuals: female interior - non-specific interiors Loeser, Mathilde named individuals people plants and flowers portraits rose standing woman