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| Keywords: Sterne and Grisette by Abraham Solomon CCWSH1158.jpg Sterne's novel 'A Sentimental Journey' where the narrator Parson Yorick is seeking help with directions from a particularly attractive glove-seller She is extremely helpful and Yorick finds her so charming and thoughtful that he cannot believe that she can behave with such consideration Can she be real Can he believe in her sincerity by verifying that she indeed has evidence of her beating heart He must take her pulse to be convinced Solomon ™s painting leads the eye to and fro in a restless journey taking in all the components of an intimate encounter between a man and a woman 1852 Technique oil canvas Size cm 50 8 50 8 Institution Laurence Sterne Trust object history exhibition history Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852; Sotheby's Belgravia 10th July 1973 miscatalogued as 'In the Haberdashers' ; Philips 22nd October 1973 miscatalogued as 'The Purchase of a Pair of Gloves' credit line Courtesy of the Laurence Sterne Trust accession number http //www laurencesternetrust org uk/collection/details php item 36130 CCWSH1158 place of creation Laurence Sterne Trust Images PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Abraham Solomon Books by Laurence Sterne Rococo revival paintings | ||||
