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A School
John Opie · 1784
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John Opie
Kingdom of Great Britain · 1761–1807
John Opie was a British painter whose subjects included many prominent men and women of his day, members of the British royal family and others who were notable in the artistic and literary careers.
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A School
John Opie · 1784
Tate Britain
The Schoolmistress is the name of two paintings from 1784 by the British artist John Opie. Both versions show the schoolmistress with five boys and a cat; both are oil on canvas, approximately 40 inches by 50 inches, painted while Opie was living in London, at No 63 Great Queen Street. One of the two paintings, originally titled A School but sometimes also known as The Schoolmistress, was exhibited at the Royal Academy (No 162) during the Exhibition of 1784.
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