(see source and references) this painting was originally called 'the casket' but hughes changed it to 'madeleine'. The work was originally conceived as a study for the female figure in 'a music party', 1864 and originally painted in 1862 and reworked into the finished painting we see here in around 1865; the preliminary sketch for the finished work is also in the collection. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1862 and 1865. Dimensions: height: 44.5 cm (17.5 in); width: 23 cm (9 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Tullie House. Arthur Hughes - Madeleine
