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‘His Master Voice’ comparing the Barraud and Thompson copies


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After Frances Barraud painted the famous ‘His Masters Voice’ oil on canvas painting in 1899. He was later commissioned by The Gramophone Company of Europe and the Victor Company of America to produce 24 exact copies of his iconic painting for display in various headquarters and for various VIP’s in America and Europe. These copies were unsigned with the exception of his first prototype for this project which was signed.A245817F-9BD6-497F-AADB-ED0AB024BC38.thumb.jpeg.1e883b33d1c31e2123281a409b1ff15d.jpeg

After Barraud’s death in 1924, the Gramophone Company commissioned famed English artist Charles Thompson to produce a small handful of copies of Barraud’s ‘His Master’s Voice’ painting.906F4C83-D932-4ACB-92A2-984E8EEF11AA.thumb.jpeg.90a2034d9f8cfcaf07a1f9a4d2ebeae6.jpeg

When examining the Barraud copy side by side with the Thompson copy one can see the subtle differences in brush stroke between these two gifted artists.

 

 

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Nipper’s Face - Barraud

 

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Nipper’s Face - Thompson

 

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Horn - Barraud


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Horn - Thompson


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Gramophone - Barraud

 

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Gramophone - Thompson

 

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Body - Barraud

 

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Body - Thompson

 

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Nipper’s Feet - Barraud

 

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Nipper’s Feet - Thompson

 

 

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Nipper - Barraud

 

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Nipper - Thompson

 

 

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I've never seen such a comparison before - and certainly not to this depth.  Thanks for posting it, Mike!

 

George P.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I found the distortion of the case and reproducer interesting in the Thompson copy. It looks like wide angle lens distortion in a camera. Curious...

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13 hours ago, Mainspring said:

I found the distortion of the case and reproducer interesting in the Thompson copy. It looks like wide angle lens distortion in a camera. Curious...

 

The distortion is not in the original painting, it's a result of camera lens distortion when photographed, as you observed.

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