John Collier
Godiva
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Framed size: 15 × 12 in
Solid wood frame
Exhibition canvas
Removable acrylic glass
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This is a framed canvas reproduction of an 1898 painting by John Collier.
History & Materials
The story
In the legend, Godiva asked her husband, Leofric, to lift the heavy taxes on Coventry, and he agreed only if she rode naked through the city. The townspeople stayed indoors as she passed, and Leofric lifted the taxes when the ride was over.
The original
Oil on canvas.
142 × 183 cm.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry.
The reproduction
Printed with archival pigment inks on Epson Exhibition Canvas Matte.
Dark solid-wood frame with raised flowers and leaves in warm tones.
Print size: approx. 12 × 9 in.
Framed size: 15 × 12 in.
Frame depth: 0.9 in.