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John Curwen (1816-1880)

SWINSTEAD, George Hillyard (1860-1926)

John Curwen popularised the tonic sol-fa method of teaching music, which contributed to the revival of choral singing in Wales in the late nineteenth century. George Hillyard Swinstead was a British artist associated with the Suffolk school.

John Curwen (1816-1880)
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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 5363

Creation/Production

SWINSTEAD, George Hillyard
Date:

Acquisition

Gift, 12/9/1914
Given by John Spencer Curwen

Measurements

h(cm) frame:144.5
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:120.6
w(cm)
Height (cm): 112
Width (cm): 86

Techniques

oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting

Material

oil

Location

In store

Categories

Paentiad | Painting Celf Gain | Fine Art Portread | Portrait Portread wedi'i Enwi | Named portrait Cerddoriaeth | Music
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