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Judgement of Paris (© St Fagans: National History Museum)
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© St Fagans: National History Museum

Judgement of Paris

Artist: English

Location: St Fagans: National History Museum

Date: 1649 - 1651

Materials: raised work embroidery

Dimensions: 50 x 43 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £6,500 (Total: £16,500; tax remission)

Vendor: John Harding-Rolls

Review number: 4843 (2000)

Provenance:
Part of collection of antiquarian items belonging to Rolls family of Hendre, Monmouth. Was loaned to the museum (then Welsh Folk Museum) in 1949, displayed for a number of years in St Fagan's Castle on museum site; current owner is Mr J Harding-Rolls

Description:
Outdoors with castle in the top left-hand corner and an oak tree to the right. Figures in foreground - 3 female and 2 male. Angel flies above the scene. Animals throughout the picture including sheep, a dog, a rabbit, chicken and other birds

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