Frederick Walker1840–1875Autumn
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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- 8 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
This is one of a pair of watercolours by Frederick Walker (1840-1875). The other is Spring, now also in the V&A. Spring shows a young girl picking primroses with a boy companion. Here, Autumn depicts a young woman, alone, holding an apple – the fruit of the biblical Tree of Knowledge. It is probable that Walker is referring not only to the passage of the seasons, but also to the passage of human life, and it may be that the woman in Autumn has lost, and now pines for, her early love.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- P.3-1911
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
