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Easter Day in Rome

John Frederick Lewis, 1841

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Sunderland

This vigorous watercolour drawing, full of life and movement, is characteristic of Lewis's best work in his early maturity. In a wide sun-bathed square various types of an Italian crowd are depicted on a festal day - priests and pilgrims, porters and pedlars, mingling with men, women and children in a panorama of vibrant colour.

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Title of artwork, date

Easter Day in Rome, 1841

Date supported

1936

Medium and material

Watercolour

Dimensions

76 x 182 cm

Grant

170

Total cost

170

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