Lot 43
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Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.R.A. (1853-1928)
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Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.R.A. (1853-1928)

Portrait of Camille, daughter of Sutton Palmer

Details
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.R.A. (1853-1928)
Portrait of Camille, daughter of Sutton Palmer
signed and dated 'F.D. 1913' (lower left)
oil on board
16 x 12 ¼ in. (40.6 x 31 cm.)
Provenance
The sitter, Camille Wyatt (née Sutton Palmer), and thence by descent.
Elizabeth Henly Wyatt Baruch; Christie's, London, 28 November 2000, lot 15.
Anonymous sale; Bonham's, London, 29 September 2010, lot 119.
Literature
Royal Academy Pictures, 1914, p. 98 (illustrated).
The Studio, 1914, vol. 62, p. 22.
S. Toll, Frank Dicksee 1853-1928: His Art and Life, Woodbridge, 2016.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1914, no. 783.
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Lot Essay

Camille Sutton Palmer, later Mrs Wyatt, was the daughter of Maude Moore and Harry Sutton Palmer. Dicksee was her godfather. Dicksee entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1870, and was taught by both Millais and Leighton, proving a model student who won gold and silver medals. He began to exhibit at the R.A. in 1876, and it was always his spiritual home, although he also supported the Grosvenor Gallery and other institutions. His name was made with Harmony (Tate), exhibited in 1877; a winning combination of sentimental theme, 'aesthetic' decor and academic technique, it was hailed as the 'picture of the year' and became one of the first works bought for the Chantrey Bequest. He was elected A.R.A. in 1881 and R.A. ten years later. In addition to literary and historical subjects, he specialised in scenes of social drama such as The Crisis (1891; Melbourne) and The Confession (1896; private collection). He was elected President of the Royal Academy in 1924.

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