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94 Degrees in the Shade: 1014

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Titles

94 Degrees in the Shade

Maker(s)

Painter: Alma-Tadema, Lawrence

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Notes

History note: Sir Henry Thompson, Bart, father of the donor

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert

Dating

1870s
Production date: AD 1876

Note

The scene shows a cornfield at Godstone, Surrey, with the donor, at that date aged seventeen, lying in the foreground.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas ( laid down on mahogany panel)
Frame Depth 6.5 cm Height 55.5 cm Width 42.2 cm
Panel Height 35.3 cm Width 21.6 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas laid down on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L Alma Tadema op CLXIV
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Bermondsey Settlement Picture Exhibition, owner Sir H. Thomson, 9 Kensington Park Gdns., no. 1.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Printed label
  • Type: Label
  • Text: R.A. Winter Exhibition, 1913, same lender, title given as "94(degrees) in the Shade. Mahogany panel bevelled at back
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Printed label
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1014
Primary reference Number: 723

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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