Elizabeth Allan-Fraser Seated, Reading With a Cat by Patrick Allan-Fraser, H50cm x W64cm. Photograph: Hospitalfield
Elizabeth Allan-Fraser Seated, Reading With a Cat by Patrick Allan-Fraser, H50cm x W64cm. Photograph: Hospitalfield
As art galleries prepare for reopening, our virtual tour exploring highlights from the UK’s public collections enters its final week. Today’s pick: Elizabeth Allan-Fraser Seated, Reading With a Cat in Arbroath’s Hospitalfield House
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Mon 10 May 2021 01.00 EDT
Last modified on Mon 10 May 2021 23.19 EDT
The scene is the epitome of 19th-century domestic comfort. The subject settled in an armchair draped with a thick colourful blanket. Her sewing box is open but she has set aside her embroidery and is absorbed in her book, comforted by a feline companion slumbering on her lap.