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An oil painting of three women in formal Victorian dress. They are sitting informally next to each other - two women are sharing a chair and looking at a book, and the third woman is sitting on a chair behind them. The painting has a dark background, with the outline of a dresser on which sits a silver jug and a porcelain bowl. An oil painting of three women in formal Victorian dress. They are sitting informally next to each other - two women are sharing a chair and looking at a book, and the third woman is sitting on a chair behind them. The painting has a dark background, with the outline of a dresser on which sits a silver jug and a porcelain bowl.
Story | 01 May 2020

Talking Art: The Misses Vickers by John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent, The Misses Vickers, 1884 © Sheffield Museums

John Singer Sargent's The Misses Vickers (1884) is one of the most popular paintings in Sheffield's visual art collection.

 

Here, Sheffield Museums' former Curator of Visual Art, Liz Waring, talks about some of the fascinating elements that comprise the work.

Our Talking Art series digs deeper into some of the highlights from the city’s museum collections. Find out more about the stories behind the artworks and how they were created.

 

See more from our Talking Art series here

 

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