The Appointment

Rebecca Solomon (1832 - 1886)

Geffrye, Museum of the Home

1861

This genre painting provides a closely observed representation of a Victorian domestic interior. Its importance is enhanced because the painting is dated, providing a specific and revealing marker in the exploration of middle-class taste and the domestic interior.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 54 x 42cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2539 ( Total: £20,315)
• ArtFunded in: 2003
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Anon sale, Phillips, London, 1998; Forbes Collection; Christie's sale, 2003.

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