William MulreadyRoyaume-Uni, 1786–1863First Love
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Londres, Royaume-Uni
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- il y a 9 jours
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- 25 sept. 2026
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About the painting
William Mulready RA (1786-1863) was born in Ireland but moved to London in 1799. With the encouragement of the Scottish painter John Graham (1794-1866) he entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1800. His early work tackled a wide range of subjects, including history and portraits, but by 1815 he focused almost exclusively on domestic subjects. He noted his own goals as ‘Story, Character, Expression, Beauty’ and together with the Scottish painter David Wilkie (1785-1841) was the most popular and admired artist in the genre.
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‘First Love’ is a good example of the precise detail and brilliant colour which Mulready employed in his domestic scenes. It also shows the layers of meaning he incorporated in his work through carefully selected titles. In the exhibition catalogue to the 1986 exhibition on Mulready held at the V&A, Marcia Pointon discusses this point asking, ‘Is “First Love” the love of the child for its mother or of the youth for the young woman? If this is “First Love” what is second love?'
The painting is one of around 500 British oil paintings, watercolours and drawings which were donated to the Victoria & Albert Museum by John Sheepshanks (1784-1863) in 1857.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- FA.141[O]
What it shows
Au catalogue
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · obtenue il y a 9 jours
- Image : Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
