The Bride of Lammermoor (painting)
| The Bride of Lammermoor | |
|---|---|
| Artist | William Powell Frith |
| Year | 1852 |
| Type | Oil on panel, genre painting |
| Dimensions | 36.8 cm × 28 cm (14.5 in × 11 in) |
| Location | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
The Bride of Lammermoor is an 1852 oil painting by the British artist William Powell Frith.[1] It is inspired by the 1819 novel of the same title by the Scottish author Sir Walter Scott.[2] Part of Scott's series of Waverley Novels, it takes place around the time of the 1707 Act of Union. Frith began his career producing depictions of popular literary scenes before later becoming famous for his large-scale genre paintings such as The Derby Day and The Railway Station.
The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1852 at the National Gallery in London.[3] In 1882 it was bequeathed to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington.[4]
References
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