Sujet
The Recovery of the Stolen Child, 1841. Creator: William Allan.
Légende
The Recovery of the Stolen Child, 1841. Gypsies were a common subject in Victorian lore and there is some suggestion that Allan's gypsy-pictured in the centre as she is apprehended for stealing a child-represents Sir Walter Scott's Meg Merrilies, who in turn was based on the real-life gypsy queen, Jean Gordon. In legend, if not reality, Gordon was nearly six-feet tall with striking, masculine features. The stereotype that gypsies stole children owed much to the famous abduction of the four-year-old Adam Smith, future economist and author of 'The Wealth of Nations'. Like Allan's subject, Smith was safely returned to his family by a search party. Allan's painting amalgamates all of these tales about gypsies-true and legendary.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM26A10_462
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
28.4Mo (2.4Mo) / 33.9cm x 21.0cm / 4000 x 2480 (300dpi)