John Lucas (1807-74)
Mercury with a Sergeant of the 11th Hussars Signed and dated 1844
Oil on canvas | 123.7 x 104.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403869
Billiard Room, Osborne House
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This painting is taken from a detail in a larger, full-length portrait of Prince Albert that Lucas had completed in 1842 for presentation to King Louis Philippe. Mercury had been given to Prince Albert in 1841 by the King of Prussia and he died in 1852.
Inscribed on the back with the subject, the name of the artist and the date, 1844.Provenance
Presented to Prince Albert by the artist
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
123.7 x 104.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
139.0 x 118.8 x 8.0 cm (frame, external)
128.2 x 109.6 cm (image)
