Bad News: A Study
Marcus Stone (1840−1921)
c. 1881
Oil on canvas
32.6 x 20.1 cm (12 11/16 x 7 7/8 inches)
Provenance: bought as Lot 288, Christie's, 9th November 2005.
A study for Bad News exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1882. The costumes suggest that the scene depicted is from the English Civil War period.
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