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Allegory of Youth and Age

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Allegory of Youth and Age

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On the left, a young man escorts his wife and points to a naval ship. A stooped old couple walk towards a grave on the far right. An English verse is written below to explain the allegory. A painting of almost identical composition and with a similar rhyme is signed 'H. G. Howlett' (Sotheby's, London, 22 July 1986, lot 94).

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Title

Allegory of Youth and Age

Date

c. 1800

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 62 x W 78 cm

Accession number

WA1978.32

Acquisition method

Presented by Gerald Reitlinger, 1972 On loan.

Work type

Painting

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