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Portrait of John McDonald
Richard Dadd, c. 1874
The portrait of an unknown sitter is a rare example of a fully worked up portrait drawn from a living sitter. It dates from the period of Dadd's confinement in Bethlem or Broadmoor hospital. The portrait demonstrates the artist's exceptional use of stippling with the point of the brush, a technique more common in miniaturist's work.
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Title of artwork, date
Portrait of John McDonald, c. 1874
Date supported
2002
Medium and material
Watercolour on paper
Dimensions
39 x 25.5 cm
Grant
21000
Total cost
28000
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