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Desdemona

Augustus Egg , 1849

Desdemona, by Augustus Egg, oil, 1849
Desdemona, by Augustus Egg, oil, 1849

Desdemona is an oil painting by Augustus Egg. It dates from 1849 and is held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Augustus Egg

Artist

Augustus Egg

Augustus Leopold Egg RA (2 May 1816 – 26 March 1863) was a British Victorian artist, and member of The Clique best known for his modern triptych Past and Present (1858), which depicts the breakup of a middle-class Victorian family.

Ashmolean Museum

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Ashmolean Museum

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