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Hearts are Trumps
1872
In its style, which recalls the works of the eighteenth-century painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, and in its flattering depiction of the fashionable sitters, this picture expresses a gentle and nostalgic vision of family life. Elizabeth, Diana and Mary, daughters of Walter Armstrong of Scotland and London, were in their twenties when Millais painted them. Mary holds most of the trumps and looks towards the viewer. Delicately, the card game hints at sisterly competition in husband-finding. [source]
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1945
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1945
- Size:
- 1657 x 2197 mm
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- License:
- Courtesy of Tate Britain (Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND (3.0 Unported))
- For more:
- http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/millais-hearts-are-trum…
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