Clausen’s large painting, Labourers after Dinner (1884; private collection), was the first sign that he was turning away from the sentimental peasant pictures popularised in England and France by Jules Bastien-Lepage, towards more naturalistic and brutal genre subjects. This is a study of the head of the boy at the centre of Labourers after Dinner.

Provenance: Presented by Miss Orovida Pissarro, 1956

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Sir George Clausen (1852-1944)
Date: 1884

Image Details
Date: 27 March 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 320
Licensing: Image of an Ashmolean Museum asset. This image cannot be licensed.