Mrs William Pyper

Artist Robert Brough (Invergordon, Scotland, 1872 - 1905)

Date1900

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsHeight: 125.1 cm, Width: 92.8 cm
Frame Size: 157.3 × 125.5 × 10cm

AcquisitionBequeathed in 1944 by James Pyper.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationOn Loan

Object numberABDAG002643

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About MeMrs Pyper, was the wife of William Pyper of Pitfodels just outside Aberdeen. Pyper was a prosperous merchant, and opened a store in the city in 1866. He was also the managing owner of Aberdeen's first steam trawling ship called 'the Toiler' and a prime mover in the establishment of The Aberdeen Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It is fitting therefore that here Mrs Pyper is portrayed holding her dog, the couple were obviously both animal lovers. She wears a very fine dress with a veil covering her shoulders; her expensive clothes are an indication of the wealth that William Pyper had accrued through his various businesses.
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Brough painted each of the couple, but the wife is only identified by her husband's name, common practice in those days