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THE KEG
THE KEG
measurements note
45 by 60 cm., 17¾ by 23½ in.
signed l.l.:J Linnell 1862
oil on panel
PROVENANCE
Commissioned by Mr Willis in 1862 for £300
NOTE
In 1859 Linnell painted a work entitled The Keg measuring 39 by 27 in. In 1862 Mr Willis commissioned Linnell to paint a smaller version which corresponds to the present picture. Linnell's journal entry for 20th October 1862 records "Mr Willis came for the picture of The Keg 24 x 18 panel £300".
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