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The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke

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The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke is a painting by the English artist Richard Dadd, begun in 1855 and worked on until 1864. Dadd painted it while confined in the State Criminal Lunatic Asylum of Bethlem Royal Hospital, where he had been held since killing his father in 1843. The densely detailed fairy scene was commissioned by George Henry Haydon, the hospital's head steward at the time. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Medium
Oil on canvas 1
Location
Tate Britain, London 1
Commissioned By
George Henry Haydon 1
Partially Attested
Year Created
1855 1
Begun in 1855 and worked on until 1864; Value is the start year (infobox year), completion date 1864
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Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Oil on Canvas 1
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1. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction, sentence 2
    It was begun in 1855 and worked on until 1864.
  • Infobox, medium
    Oil on canvas
  • History, last paragraph
    The painting is now in the Tate Britain collection.
  • Introduction, last sentence
    It was commissioned by George Henry Haydon
  • Lead section
    The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke is a painting by English artist Richard Dadd. It was begun in 1855 and worked on until 1864.
  • In Form: Painting, lead paragraph
    The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke is a painting by English artist Richard Dadd. It was begun in 1855 and worked on until 1864. Dadd painted it while incarcerated in the State Criminal Lunatic Asylum of Bethlem Royal Hospital, where
  • Created By: Richard Dadd, Wikipedia intro
    The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke is a painting by English artist Richard Dadd.
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