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"\r\nJohn Joseph Barker (English, 1811-1886)&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\nGypsy Mother and Child&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\nOil-on-canvas, signed lower left and retaining a Windsor &amp; Newton stencil on the reverse.&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPainting size: 24\" x 18\"&lt;br&gt;\r\nFrame size: 32.5\" x 26.5\"&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\nA multi-faceted artist, Barker was born into the socially prominent \"Barkers of Bath\", many of whom were artists. He worked in oils and watercolors, painting subjects from historical  and genre scenes to sweeping landscapes. Many of these works were exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1835-1863. &lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\nSources:&lt;br&gt;\r\nMallalieu,H.L.   \"The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists Up To 1920\"&lt;br&gt;\r\nWood, Christopher. \"Dictionary of British Art. Vol. IV, Victorian Painters\"&lt;br&gt; \r\n\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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