THE GUARDS SECRET
Creator(s): Unknown (Painter)
Currently in storage
About this object
The scene shows five figures at the doorway of a castle. There is a man in the foreground with his back turned He is holding a spear and wearing a red cap, an armor neck piece, a shield on his back, an animal skin, and a tan tunic. He has his right foot placed on one of the steps at the feet of another man who is bare headed and wearing an armor breast plate and a green tunic. This man is leaning on a table with his right arm and looking directly at the first man. At the lower right, there is a man, wearing a red robe with a wine bottle at his side, who is reclining with his eyes closed. At the upper right is a woman in a white satin gown facing away from the first two men, but with her head turned towards them. Next to her is a small boy, who is hidden behind her skirts. At the lower left is a dog who is sitting at alert. At the feet of the two men are some wine bottles, tankards, a metal glove from a suit of armor and another piece of armor.
- Object name:
- THE GUARDS SECRET
- Made from:
- Oil on canvas
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- mid 19th Century
- Size:
- Framed: 62 1/2 × 44 in. (158.8 × 111.8 cm) Unframed: 47 3/4 × 30 1/4 in. (121.3 × 76.8 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 51.222
- Class:
- PAINTING
- Signature marks:
- LABEL 3901 [On back of frame] INSCRIPTIONS Dining R., III, 48 x 30 [On stretcher] STAMP BROWN / 163 / HIGH HOLBORN [On stretcher]
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978