"The Gleaner" by Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872) (original) (raw)

The Gleaner

Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872)

1830

Oil on canvas

H 48.2 x W 38.1 cm

Southwark Heritage Centre, London, accession no. GA0913

Image credit: Southwark Art Collection

Bequeathed by William Carpenter

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This young woman with close-cropped hair, a plain bodice and strapped smock-dess, holds her gleanings in a rural setting, and makes no claims to being fashionable or having any social standing. But she has great natural grace, and a look of innocence that is very attractive. This is a testimony to the artist's eye for beauty that is all the more appealing because it is so unadorned and unaffected. — Jacqueline Banerjee

Bibliography

The Gleaner. Art UK. Web. 19 October 2024.

Created 19 October 2024