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John Rogers Herbert (1810–1890) was a British painter of portraits and historical subjects. A member of the Royal Academy and a close friend of the architect Augustus Welby Pugin, he taught at the Government School of Design during the 1840s. His Catholic beliefs gave religious themes an increasingly important place in his work. The National Gallery of Victoria notes his influence on the early Pre-Raphaelites.
His painting also served the monumental decoration of public institutions. The Judgement of Daniel, dated 1880 in the British Parliamentary Art Collection, is an oil on canvas more than six metres wide. Its composition arranges a crowd around the young Daniel and Susanna. Through biblical imagery, Herbert sought to convey moral ideas within spaces intended for public life.
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Oil on canvas
Sir Thomas More and his daughter
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2019-04-30
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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