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| The Broken Jar 1816, David Wilkie The Victoria & Albert Museum Shepshanks Bequest |
Among the many collectors of such paintings in the Nineteenth Century was John Sheepshanks who donated this work among a collection of over five hundred others to the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1857.
2 comments:
Is there more to the story behind this painting?
To me those are the 'servants at the door'...running to see what commotion has arisen in their master's chamber? And what did upset the jar? Hmm Was it sitting on that dubiously steady chair? Or on the shelf above, he surely could not reach?
It's open to interpretation. I think you're on the right track!
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