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'''''The Fair Toxophilites''''' is an 1872 ] by the British ] ] depicting three young women practicing ].<ref>Cohen p.33</ref> It also known by the title '''''English Archers, Nineteenth Century''''''. |
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'''''The Fair Toxophilites''''' is an 1872 ] by the British ] ] depicting three young women practicing ].<ref>Cohen p.33</ref> It also known by the title '''''English Archers, Nineteenth Century'''''. |
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The three women portrayed were Frith's daughters Alice, Fanny and Louise. It reflects the ] archery craze, referred to in the novel '']'' by ].<ref>Rogers p.400</ref> <ref>Wood p.157</ref> Frith exhibited it at the ]'s 1873 ] alongside another featuring women playing ]. The review in '']'', which was generally hostile to Frith's work, was critical. A more positive reception came from '']'' and '']''. <ref>Wood p. 157-59</ref> Today the painting is in the collection of the ] in ].<ref>https://rammcollections.org.uk/collections/13460e52-3422-39f6-84e3-799483e0bdf4/</ref> |
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The three women portrayed were Frith's daughters Alice, Fanny and Louise. It reflects the ] archery craze, referred to in the novel '']'' by ].<ref>Rogers p.400</ref> <ref>Wood p.157</ref> Frith exhibited it at the ]'s 1873 ] alongside another featuring women playing ]. The review in '']'', which was generally hostile to Frith's work, was critical. A more positive reception came from '']'' and '']''. <ref>Wood p. 157-59</ref> Today the painting is in the collection of the ] in ].<ref>https://rammcollections.org.uk/collections/13460e52-3422-39f6-84e3-799483e0bdf4/</ref> |
