Margaret Oxenden by Thomas Hudson (SEB contracted)
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- Synopsis
- This is a painting of Margaret Oxenden 1756; by Thomas Hudson (1701-79); oil on canvas in a gilded wooden frame. The painting shows Margaret Oxenden, aged about 32, in the year following her marriage. The basket of flowers she touches, and the liberal use of pearls in her hair and dress, perhaps alludes to the impending birth of her son that same year. Margaret is shown standing in the centre of the painting facing to the right with her head turned towards the viewer. In front of her is an ornately carved table on which is a small basket of flowers. She reaches out with the right hand to touch the flowers in the basket that include pink roses. Her left hand is held up at her left breast. Behind the table is a glimpse of a landscape painted in muted colours and behind Margaret is the rather ghostly shape of a large urn on a tall pedestal. The tactile image is roughly four and a half times smaller than the actual painting and focuses on Margaret and the table with basket of flowers only. The urn, landscape and inscription have been omitted. A thick broken line shows the bottom and side edges of the frame. Thick lines outline the main features in the image with finer lines for the hair, eyebrows, and the linen part of the sleeve. Solid texture shows the table, basket, pearls, bows and facial features. Three textures show the dress, the satin train and the see-through wrap. The texture for the dress also shows the shapes of the some of the flowers and leaves in the basket.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/11/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.