28 April 1883: purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales,
Sydney, Inventory number 879, at the sale of the collection of Tom Taylor at Christie's,
London
from 28 April 1883 until 24 August 1883
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: lent to the Fine Art Society
Exhibition history
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts. The one hundred and eight, Royal Academy of Arts,
London, May 1876–August 1876, cat. no. 476, p. 23.
Victorian social conscience. An exhibition organized by Renee Free to mark the centenary of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales,
Sydney, 13 August 1976–19 September 1976, cat. no. 20, p. 12-13, 33-34.
Love & death. Art in the age of Queen Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales,
Sydney, 16 March 2002–12 May 2002.
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The Widower (c. 1875-1876). Oil on canvas, 168.9 x 248.3 cm (66.4 x 97.7 in). Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney