The Christmas party

Wilkie, Robert D. (1928-1903) (attributed to)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1850

Height:

43.2 cm  (17 in.)

Width:

76.2 cm  (30 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

This painting includes more than 50 adults and children engaged in lively celebration of the Christmas season. Sitting on a high stool near the dining tables there is a man playing violin.

Iconclass

43A121
Christmas (non-liturgical celebration)
41C5
celebration meal, feast, banquet
43
recreation, amusement
41C1
eating and drinking
48C7521
one person playing string instrument (bowed)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573] (with bow)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5922