Nameless and Friendless, from "Illustrated London News". Artist: After Emily Mary Osborn (British, London 1828-1925 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 12 15/16 in. (25.7 × 32.9 cm). Engraver: Edward Skill (British, London 1831-1878 Stockholm). Date: July 12, 1862.This print reproduces a painting (Tate Britain) that Osborn showed at the Royal Academy in 1857. Its owner then lent the work in 1862 to the International Exhibition at London, when the present wood-engraving was published in the "Illustrated London News." The image shows a young woman artist, accompanied by a brother, standing nervously in the shop of an art dealer whom she hopes will buy a work--her black dress suggesting the recent loss of parents and their support.Osborn added a Biblical quote to her title, "Nameless and Friendless: 'The rich man's wealth is his strong city, etc.'--Proverbs, x, 15," to emphasize the plight of women artists who lacked financial means and were denied institutional access. The work should

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Nameless and Friendless, from "Illustrated London News". Artist: After Emily Mary Osborn (British, London 1828-1925 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/8 × 12 15/16 in. (25.7 × 32.9 cm). Engraver: Edward Skill (British, London 1831-1878 Stockholm). Date: July 12, 1862.This print reproduces a painting (Tate Britain) that Osborn showed at the Royal Academy in 1857. Its owner then lent the work in 1862 to the International Exhibition at London, when the present wood-engraving was published in the "Illustrated London News." The image shows a young woman artist, accompanied by a brother, standing nervously in the shop of an art dealer whom she hopes will buy a work--her black dress suggesting the recent loss of parents and their support.Osborn added a Biblical quote to her title, "Nameless and Friendless: 'The rich man's wealth is his strong city, etc.'--Proverbs, x, 15," to emphasize the plight of women artists who lacked financial means and were denied institutional access. The work should

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