Love on the moor: PD.968-1963

People, subjects and objects depicted

• Painting
• Crowd
• Statuary
• Natural landscape
• Moor

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Depth 4.6 cm Height 93.8 cm Width 323.7 cm
Canvas Height 79.1 cm Width 310.2 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

• Text: Messrs. Arthur Tooth, "c. 9501 / Love on the Moor, / 1949-55, / by / Stanley Spencer
• Location: Verso
• Type: Label

• Text: (the name of the artist and Tooth's name and address)
• Location: Verso, canvas
• Method of creation: MS

References and bibliographic entries

• Stanley Spencer page(s): 176, 213-214
• [Unknown; Illustrated London News; 1960] page(s): 595
• A Private View of Stanley Spencer page(s): 107, 158-159
• Catalogue of Paintings in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Vol. III, British School page(s): 242-243
• Stanley Spencer; Visions from a Berkshire Village page(s): 74, 75
• Stanley Spencer: A Biography page(s): below
• Stanley Spencer. A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings page(s): 508

Related exhibitions

• The Wilfrid Evill Collection
• Stanley Spencer
• Stanley Spencer, R.A.
• Stanley Spencer: A Modern Visionary
• Stanley Spencer - The Religion of Love
• Stanley Spencer An English Vision

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.968-1963
Primary reference Number: 3924
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 August 2023 Last processed: Thursday 10 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints