The Queen’s Shilling

John Collier (1850 - 1934)

Oil on canvas

Image of The Queen’s Shilling

About the work

Location

Country: UK
City: Wales
Place: Royal Mint, Llantrisant (long-term loans)
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Subjects

winch, furnace, metal-worker, genre, night, fire, beard, moustache, apron, coin, jug, factory, industrial interior

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting
Details

Artist

John Collier (1850 - 1934)

Title

The Queen’s Shilling

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 142.50 cm, width: 112.50 cm

Acquisition

Presented by Lady Roberts-Austen, December 1962

Provenance

Presumably collection of metallurgist Sir William Roberts-Austen (1843-1902); collection of Lady Roberts-Austen; by whom presented to the Ministry of Works, for display at the Royal Mint, in December 1962

GAC number

5984