Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
BE995.1.7026.1-2 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Still Life of Pheasants |
Description |
A framed, oil painting of a still life of two pheasants by Caroline Farncomb. The painting shows two dead pheasants in the foreground with a jug in a basket in the background. There is green foliage on either side of the birds. The frame is made out of gold-painted wood and has a repeating classical leaf pattern that goes all around the frame. The painting has a piece of cardboard stapled to the back with information on a framing company in Oakville as well information on the artist and owner. |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1910 |
Artist |
Farncomb, Caroline |
Dimensions |
H-50.5 W-61 cm |
History |
Caroline Farncomb (1859-1951) was a close family friend of the Harris family and a well-respected artist. She studied with Mlle Van den Broeck in London, William Chase in New York, and in Paris at the Acadamie Julian. She exhibited her work in Canada and Europe, receiving many first prizes in exhibitions in London, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. A number of her paintings can be found at Benares including a portrait of Mary Harris, Arthur Harris and Brownie the family cat. References: Gabriel P Weisberg and Jane R. Becker, Overcoming all Obstacles: The Women of the Acadamie Julian (New Jersey: Rutgers University, 1999) Nancy Geddes Poole "The Art of London, 1830-1980" (London, Ontario: Blackpool Press, 1984) Rebecca Sisler, Passionate Spirits (Toronto: Clarke, Irwin and Company Limited, 1980), 36. |
People |
Farncomb, Caroline |