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Claxton painted this only a few years after Tennyson's poem was published. Godiva stands under an arch about to mount the horse to begin her ride. She is shown from the back, perhaps because of the Victorian sensitivity to nudity. The dog that is annoying the horse is the 'barking cur' in Tennyson's poem.
Title
Lady Godiva
Date
1850
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 61 x W 51 cm
Accession number
VA.1958.0026
Acquisition method
gift from Mrs B. Westermann, 1958
Work type
Painting
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Jordan Well, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5QP England
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