The Governess
Title
The Governess
Date Created
1844 (painted)
1845 (exhibited)
1845 (exhibited)
Creator
Richard Redgrave
Medium
Oil Painting
Source
Victoria and Albert Museum
Paintings, room 82, case WEST WALL
Paintings, room 82, case WEST WALL
Description
Exhibited with quotation: "She sees no kind domestic visage here"
Redgrave painted an earlier version of this subject in 1843, called "the Poor Teacher." He painted this version with adaptions requested by his patron John Sheepshanks.
Redgrave painted an earlier version of this subject in 1843, called "the Poor Teacher." He painted this version with adaptions requested by his patron John Sheepshanks.
Rights
Free use for non-commercial purposes, and with proper credit to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Contributor
Karuna Srikureja
Date Submitted
12/09/2016
Date
1844
Source
Victoria and Albert Museum
URL
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O17822/the-governess-oil-painting-redgrave-richard-cb/
Files
Collection
Reference
The Governess, Richard Redgrave
Cite As
Richard Redgrave, “The Governess,” Victorian Artists at Home, accessed October 22, 2026, https://artistsathome.emorydomains.org/items/show/384.
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