Sweet Industry by Laura Alma-Tadema, © Manchester Art Gallery. 1904. Oil on canvas, 36 x 35.6 cm, accession number 1904.13; purchased from the New Gallery Exhibition, 1904. In this lovely domestic scene, a young woman, most likely one of Laura's step-daughters, is intently engaged on her embroidery. Image provided by the Leighton House Museum for the purpose of reviewing their exhibition, "Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity" (7 July 2017 - 29 October 2017). Caption material and formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee. [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
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Created 5 September 2017