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Alexander Fisher’s ‘In praise of womanhood’
07/2022 | 1432 | 164
Pages: 684-687
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Author:
Turner, Eric (Turner, Eric)
Subjects
artists:
Fisher, Alexander / Koehler, Florence Cary
dates:
1900-1909
media:
Enamel / Copper
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Easton, Mary
subjects:
Triptychs / Arts and Crafts movement / Shakespeare / Correspondence
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. In praise of womanhood, by Alexander Fisher. 1901. Enamel on copper, 38 by 54 cm. (open). (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
5. The triptych shown in Fig.4 (closed).
Attributed works:
6. The search for Eldorado, by Alexander Fisher. 1899. Enamel on steel. (Present whereabouts unknown; Alamy).
Attributed works:
7. Evensong, St Cecilia, by John Melhuish Strudwick. 1897. Oil on canvas, 91.5 by 91.5 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
8. The lives of St Patrick in Ireland, by Alexander Fisher. c.1903. Gilt brass inlaid with enamel and silver, 45.7 by 35.6 cm. (National Museum of Ireland, Dublin).