The Arrochar Gleaner

Artist Robert Herdman (Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland, 1829 - 1888)

Date1862

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 51.4 cm, Width: 61.2 cm
Frame: Height: 73.8 cm, Width: 84.1 cm

AcquisitionBequeathed in 1893 by Francis Edmond.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002741

Keywords

About MeRobert Herdman trained in Edinburgh under Robert Scott Lauder. By the mid 1860s he was painting Scottish historical and genre subjects. This image of a young peasant girl is typical of his choice of subject matter . The young gleaner takes a rest from her labour. In spite of her tattered clothes she appears healthy and beautiful. She represents a Victorian, romantic vision of the poor.

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This young farm worker resting from her hard work shows a typically Victorian romantic vision of the poor