BROCKY, Károly
(b. 1807, Temesvár, d. 1855, London)
BROCKY, Károly (b. 1807, Temesvár, d. 1855, London) |
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Lucy Ashton and Ravenswood Visiting Blind Alice1843Oil on canvas, 79 x 79 cm Private collection | ||
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In the 1840s Brocky painted mainly portraits of women and children and scenes from the novels of Walter Scott. This painting depicts a scene from Walter Scott's novel, The Bride of Lammermoor. The libretto of Gaetano Donizetti's well-known opera was based on this novel.
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