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George James, active from 1755–died 1795, British, A Whole Length of a Lady of Petrella, in the Kingdom of Naples, Exhibited 1762
- Title:
- A Whole Length of a Lady of Petrella, in the Kingdom of Naples
- Date:
- Exhibited 1762
- Materials & Techniques:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 76 x 59 1/2 inches (193 x 151.1 cm), Frame: 86 × 69 1/2 inches (218.4 × 176.5 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2012.18.2
- Classification:
- Paintings
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Subject Terms:
- basket | cityscape | costume | dog (animal) | dog collars | figure study | fruit | Italian | umbrella
- Associated Places:
- Italy | Naples
- Access:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:66182
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George James studied painting in Italy during the 1750s, returning to London in 1760. He exhibited this painting of an unknown Neapolitan woman at the Free Society of Artists in London two years later. Foreign customs and costumes encountered on the Grand Tour were a source of fascination for British travelers. The averted eyes of the woman allowed viewers to gaze upon her foreign attire voyeuristically. The Eucharistic procession in the background accentuates the foreignness of the scene, as Catholicism was still proscribed in Britain. Gallery label for A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
George James studied painting in Italy during the 1750s, returning to London in 1760. He exhibited this painting of an unknown Neapolitan woman at the Free Society of Artists in London two years later. Foreign customs and costumes encountered on the Grand Tour were a source of fascination for British travelers. The averted eyes of the woman allowed viewers to gaze upon her foreign attire voyeuristically. The Eucharistic procession in the background accentuates the foreignness of the scene, as Catholicism was still proscribed in Britain. Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2016
Sesquicentennial compendium celebrating the Knickerbocker Club, 1871-2021, Knickerbocker Club, New York, 2021, pp.153-4, HS2513 .N5 S47 2021 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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