See references: the subject comes from the book of isaiah in the old testament: ‘i will greatly rejoice in the lord…; for he hath clothed me with a robe of righteousness’. In 1847 a critic found the painting ‘beautiful and impressive in its touching simplicity’, but ‘extremely stiff and formal’. Object Type: painting. Date: 1847. Dimensions: height: 54 cm (21.2 in); width: 39.4 cm (15.5 in). Medium: canvas, oil. Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum. Charles West Cope - Maiden Meditation
