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Study for 'The Careless Messenger Detected'

William Mulready (1786–1863)

Manchester Art Gallery

Study for 'The Careless Messenger Detected'

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A shadowy scene depicting a boy being scolded by his mother for neglecting his baby sister for a game of marbles. The young woman stands to the right, her back to the viewer, with a whip concealed in her right hand and her left hand pointing towards the child lying against the wall on the left. The young boy stands in front of the child, his friends standing behind him in the shadows. The scene takes place in a dark setting, just distinguishable as a row of small houses on the left, and trees on the right.

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Title

Study for 'The Careless Messenger Detected'

Date

1821

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 26 x W 20.7 cm

Accession number

1920.524

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Dr David Lloyd Roberts, 1920

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed blc: W. Mulready 1821

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William Mulready

1786–1863

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