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John Ruskin aged three and a half

James Northcote, 1822

John Ruskin wrote about the portrait himself, 'articles of my daily dress were all sent to the old painter for perfect realisation; but they appear in the picture more remarkable than they were in the nursery, because I am represented as running in a field at the edge of a wood.'

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Title of artwork, date

John Ruskin aged three and a half, 1822

Date supported

1988

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

122 x 99 cm

Grant

6411

Total cost

25645

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