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The Ulster

George Frederic Watts (1817–1904)

Manchester Art Gallery

The Ulster

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warming outerwear garment for men and women

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A full length, frontal portrait of Mrs Andrew Hichens (May Prinsep), wearing a full length Ulster coat and a small black hat. The subject stands with her hands in her pockets against a moorland landscape.

Manchester Art Gallery

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Title

The Ulster

Date

1874

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 198.7 x W 99.7 cm

Accession number

1922.30

Acquisition method

gift from Charles William and Mary Cresswell Carver, 1922

Work type

Painting

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Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 3JL England

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Artist or maker

George Frederic Watts

1817–1904

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