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[Christmas Day] 1857
oil on canvas
41.5 x 72"
fl. 1857 - 1875.
Genre painter. Exhibited at the RA and elsewhere. Usually his scenes were imaginary and used 16 / 17th C costumes in a panoramic style. His masterpiece is considered to be:
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[Summer Day in Hyde Park]
http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/artist/2397/John_Ritchie
(in the Museum of London)
A smaller watercolour version of Christmas Day is known.
http://www.artnet.com/artist/557193/john-ritchie.html
http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/artist/2397/John_Ritchie
http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/John-Ritchie/Village-Cricket.html
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