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SM P149. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Art UK
Edward Bird RA (1772 - 1819)
The Cheat Detected
1814
Oil on panel
Height: 43cm
Width: 56cm
Width: 56cm
Inscription: E. Bird. A.R.A.
Inscription note: Bottom right hand corner of the painting.
Inscription note: Bottom right hand corner of the painting.
Museum number: P149
On display: Picture Room
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Provenance
Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1814 (no. 95). The picture was purchased by Soane from the artist in January 1820.
Literature
Britton, Union, 1827, p.40 and 56
Soane, Description, 1830, p.15 and 35
1835 p. 20
Thornton and Dorey, Miscellany, 1992, p.126
New Description, 2007, pp.30 and 106
Soane, Description, 1830, p.15 and 35
1835 p. 20
Thornton and Dorey, Miscellany, 1992, p.126
New Description, 2007, pp.30 and 106
Exhibition history
Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1814
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