Disappointed Love
| Disappointed Love | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Francis Danby |
| Year | 1821 |
| Type | Oil on panel, genre painting |
| Dimensions | 62.8 cm × 81.2 cm (24.7 in × 32.0 in) |
| Location | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
Disappointed Love is an 1821 oil painting by the Irish artist Francis Danby.[1] It features a heartbroken young woman in a state of melancholy, due to a faithless lover. Next to her is a miniature painting of her lover, while the torn-up fragments of a love letter float across the water.[2]
Danby was part of the Bristol School of artists known for their landscapes and genre scenes during the Regency era.[3] The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1821 at Somerset House in London, the first time he had submitted works to the Royal Academy and became one of his best-known works.[4] Today the painting is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, having been given by the art collector John Sheepshanks in 1857.[5]
References
Bibliography
- Burns, Sarah Lea. Speculations on the Development and Significance of the Ophelia Theme in 18th and 19th Century English Art. University of California, 1975.
- Carter, Julia. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery: Guide to the Art Collection. Bristol Books, 2017.