A 17th-Century portrait by the first woman in Britain thought to work as a professional portrait painter in oil is acquired by the Tate.
Source: Tate announces female artist first with 17th-Century portrait – BBC News
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That’s a valuable acquisition indeed. Nice to know that such a rare work is staying in the country.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Indeed. x
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I heard this on the news today….Look forward to seeing it there….Hope your day is going well..janet:)xx
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A nice clean day as my lady has just been. She’s a real treasure and we’re so comfortable in each other’s company. Happy Painting. xx
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What a find…that’s wonderful:)
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This is an interesting (and beautiful) painting, all the more so for the woman in it.
I was struck by what the curator said about our perception of painting masters being men. I’m certainly guilty of that – I never think about female painters back in the day. I must do more reading on them.
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I don’t think we need to feel guilty. I think it’s because it’s been a male-centric society for so long that we simply haven’t been given the information on the woman in history. Since running my history blog, I’ve discovered so many females who have excelled in their fields and whom we should all know about but don’t. Long live the blog!
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That’s true, Sarah. You really have explored women in art history. I’ve become a real smarty pants since reading your blog. Really, there’s no living with me. 😉
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Very good news indeed. Thanks for sharing, Sarah.
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Pleasure.
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So glad such an important work is to stay in the UK.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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Absolutely, David. Equally massive hugs xxx
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Wow elegant
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She certainly is!
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love this Sarah!
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