Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1831-1840
A Funeral Bearer
Funeral bearers, or 'mutes' as they were also known, customarily preceded a funeral procession and were a common sight in 19th century London. One of a pair, this painting depicts a funeral bearer at full-length standing next to a column, within a feigned oval.
Dressed predominately in black - a black suit, a top hat covered in black and a black sash - he is holding a staff, also draped in black, in his right hand. Facing half-right and looking slightly downwards, his expression is appropriately sombre. The other painting in the Museum's collection shows a 'mute' wearing a white sash, holding a staff covered in white and facing the other way.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- A9251
- Object name:
- A Funeral Bearer
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- Artist/Maker:
- Buss, Robert William
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- Production date:
- 1831-1840
- Material:
- oil, tinplate, wood
- Measurements/duration:
- H 475 mm, W 385 mm, D 65 mm (framed)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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