While participating in the preparation of Matter of Age exhibition with Lancaster Arts and Peter Scott Gallery, I thought about women and aging. With this curation I wanted to explore the representation of older women, powerful women, women of different cultures, as well as works of female artists.

Artists featured in this Curation: Adam Niemczyc (1914–2009), Giacomo Francesco Cipper (1664–1736), Alan Francis Clutton-Brock (1904–1976), Evelyn Alice Clutton-Brock (1876–1964), Dutch School, Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929), Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874), Rose Valentine, Walter Stevens Cole (1883–1967), Vera Cummings (1891–1949), and 15 more
26 artworks
Storyline Album Showcase

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Woman
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Peter Scott Gallery
Woman 1962
Adam Niemczyc (1914–2009)
Oil on board
H 78 x W 48.5 cm
Peter Scott Gallery

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An Old Woman Singing, and a Dog
Image credit: National Trust Images
An Old Woman Singing, and a Dog
Giacomo Francesco Cipper (1664–1736)
Oil on canvas
H 96 x W 70 cm
National Trust, Stourhead

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Study of a Woman Seated, in a Blue Shawl
© the artist's estate & © the copyright holder. Image credit: National Trust Images
Study of a Woman Seated, in a Blue Shawl
Alan Francis Clutton-Brock (1904–1976) or Evelyn Alice Clutton-Brock (1876–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 51 cm
National Trust, Chastleton House

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Old Woman in a Wired Cap
Image credit: National Trust Images
Old Woman in a Wired Cap 19th C
Dutch School
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 42 cm
National Trust, The Argory

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Study of the Bust of an Unknown Older Woman
© the copyright holder. Image credit: National Trust Images
Study of the Bust of an Unknown Older Woman
Evelyn Alice Clutton-Brock (1876–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 36 cm
National Trust, Chastleton House

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Sketch for 'Esther Maria Tuke'
Image credit: The Tuke Collection, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Sketch for 'Esther Maria Tuke' c.1903
Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)
Oil on wood panel
H 27.2 x W 18.8 cm
The Tuke Collection, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society

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Sketch of an Old Woman at Cernay-le-Roi, France
Image credit: The Bowes Museum
Sketch of an Old Woman at Cernay-le-Roi, France c.1865–1869
Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874)
Oil on canvas
H 43.1 x W 35.6 cm
The Bowes Museum

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Portrait of an Old Woman
Image credit: South Ayrshire Council
Portrait of an Old Woman
Rose Valentine
Oil on canvas
H 48.4 x W 35.7 cm
South Ayrshire Council

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Old Woman beside a Fire
Image credit: The Bowes Museum
Old Woman beside a Fire c.1860–1874
Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874)
Oil on canvas
H 32.5 x W 25 cm
The Bowes Museum

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Old Welsh Woman
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection
Old Welsh Woman
Walter Stevens Cole (1883–1967)
Oil on paper
H 114.3 x W 86.4 cm
Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection

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Portrait of a Māori Woman
Image credit: Haslemere Educational Museum
Portrait of a Māori Woman
Vera Cummings (1891–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 19 x W 14 cm
Haslemere Educational Museum

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Portrait of an Old Woman in a Cartwheel Ruff and Black Hat
Image credit: National Trust Images
Portrait of an Old Woman in a Cartwheel Ruff and Black Hat c.1618/1625
Cornelius Johnson (1593–1661)
Oil on panel
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
National Trust, Uppark

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Cotswold Study, Head of a Woman
Image credit: Tolsey Museum
Cotswold Study, Head of a Woman 1884
Frances Rose Emeris (1860–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 50.5 x W 40.5 cm
Tolsey Museum

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Portrait of an Old Woman
© the copyright holder. Image credit: The Cheltenham Trust and Cheltenham Borough Council
Portrait of an Old Woman
Graham Brindley (b.1947)
Oil on canvas
H 37.2 x W 28.5 cm
The Wilson

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Mrs Stephens
Image credit: Penryn Town Council and Museum
Mrs Stephens 1927
Arnold G. Mountfort (1873–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 91.5 x W 71 cm
Penryn Town Council and Museum

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Woman Holding a Flower
Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust
Woman Holding a Flower c.1908–1922
Gwen John (1876–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 44.8 x W 29.3 cm
Birmingham Museums Trust

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A Fishwife
© the copyright holder. Image credit: North Tyneside Council
A Fishwife 1905 (?)
Nina Anderson (active 1886–1938)
Oil on canvas
H 44.5 x W 24 cm
North Tyneside Council

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Old Woman Reading
Image credit: National Trust for Scotland, Brodie Castle
Old Woman Reading 1861
Thomas Faed (1825–1900)
Oil on canvas
H 73.7 x W 54.6 cm
National Trust for Scotland, Brodie Castle

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Dame Annie Maud Burnett (1863–1950), Politician
© the copyright holder. Image credit: North Tyneside Council
Dame Annie Maud Burnett (1863–1950), Politician
Frank Samuel Eastman (1878–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 126 x W 101 cm
North Tyneside Council

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Portrait of a Blood Woman
Image credit: The Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford
Portrait of a Blood Woman 1895
Nora Foote
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 54 cm
The Pitt Rivers Museum

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Ellen Mitchell
© the copyright holder. Image credit: London Borough of Bexley
Ellen Mitchell 1919
Hilda Downton (1901–2006)
Oil on canvas
H 77.6 x W 67.2 cm
London Borough of Bexley

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Mrs Alington
© the artist. Image credit: Great Bardfield Historical Society
Mrs Alington c.1973
Philippa Mary Thomas (b.1919)
Oil on canvas
H 50.6 x W 40.9 cm
Great Bardfield Historical Society

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Portrait of an Old Man (or Woman) Praying
Image credit: National Trust Images
Portrait of an Old Man (or Woman) Praying 1500–1530
Flemish School or German School
Oil on panel
H 10 x W 8.5 cm
National Trust, Ham House

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The Kipper Woman
Image credit: Pannett Art Gallery
The Kipper Woman c.1900
Edith Bateson (1867–1938)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 30.5 cm
Pannett Art Gallery

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Self Portrait
© the copyright holder. Image credit: National Trust Images
Self Portrait
Evelyn Alice Clutton-Brock (1876–1964)
Oil on panel
H 52 x W 42 cm
National Trust, Chastleton House

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Miss Kent
© Louth Museum. Image credit: Louth Museum
Miss Kent 1983
Elaine Drewery (b.1939)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 40.7 cm
Louth Museum

Explore artists in this Curation

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  • Woman
    Adam Niemczyc (1914–2009)
  • Snow Scene in the South of France
    Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874)
  • Portrait of a Māori Woman
    Vera Cummings (1891–1949)
  • John Mitchell
    Hilda Downton (1901–2006)
  • Study of the Head of Barbara Foy-Mitchell (1912–2005), Mrs Alan Clutton-Brock
    Evelyn Alice Clutton-Brock (1876–1964)
  • Vincent Denne
    Cornelius Johnson (1593–1661)
  • Hunting Scene
    Dutch School
  • Thomas Faed (1826–1900), Artist
    Thomas Faed (1825–1900)
  • Lambing Time
    Edith Bateson (1867–1938)
  • Old Welsh Woman
    Walter Stevens Cole (1883–1967)
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