Lot 246
JERRY BARRET (BRITISH 1851-1883)
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AT SCUTARI
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
56cm x 85cm (22in x 33.5in), and a key to the figures in the scene (2)
Footnote
Provenance:
The Fine Art Society, London, 1984
Exhibited:
The Defining Moment: Victorian Narrative Paintings from The Forbes Magazine Collection, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 15-April 2, 2000; Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, Tennessee, May 12-August 6, 2000; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, September 7, 2000-January 7, 2001; Tampa Art Museum, Tampa, Florida, January 27-April 22, 2001; The Forbes Magazine Galleries, New York, New York, May 2-July 7, 2001; Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, England, July 28-November 10, 2001, No. 3, reproduced in colour.
Literature:
Jeremy Maas, The Victorian Art World in Photographs, London, 1984, p. 12.