Devotional Fryer (Friar)

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Devotional Fryer (Friar)

1838 (April)

Charles West Cope (British, 1811–1890) Published by Etching Club, London Portrait of Thomas Fearnley (Norwegian, 1802–1842)

Cope, a painter of contemporary genre scenes, pokes fun at fellow Etching Club member Thomas Fearnley, a Norwegian landscape painter of English descent who played an active role in the club during its first two years and who was known for his boyish antics. Cope presents a comic scene of Fearnley, dressed as a monk, involved in one of his favorite pastimes.

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Object Details

Titles:

Devotional Fryer (Friar)
Plate from the third album of prints privately published by members of The Etching Club (London, 1838)

Date:

1838 (April)

Artists:

Charles West Cope (British, 1811–1890) Published by Etching Club, London Portrait of Thomas Fearnley (Norwegian, 1802–1842)

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Plate: 6 15/16 x 6 inches (17.7 x 15.3 cm) Sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 13/16 inches (37.8 x 27.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-22866

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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