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Symbol of weeping

George, McCULLOCH
Symbol of weeping
Image: By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 12708

Creation/Production

George, McCULLOCH
George McCulloch owned the greatest single private collection of Victorian and Edwardian paintings ever formed. Made his fortune from sheep farming in Australia. At the posthumous sale of his work in 1913, many of his greatest acquisitions were bought by Lord Leverhulme, which led to the foundation of tyhe Lady Lever Gallery, Port Sunlight. Examples of his collection are Millais's 'Sir Isumbras at the Ford', Leighton's 'Daphnephoria'; and the John Singer Sargent's 'On his holidays, Norway' in the LLG was modelled by Alex McCulloch, George McCulloch's son.
Role: Artist

Acquisition

Bequest, 5/5/1919

Measurements

Height (cm): 20.6
Width (cm): 30.7

Techniques

Ink and pencil on paper

Material

Ink
Pencil
Paper

Location

In store
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  • Drawing
  • Fine Art
  • Poetry
  • Works On Paper

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