Young Teacher

 

the good news is that  Rebecca Solomon's Young Teacher, depicting two white children with their ayah or Indian nanny painted from Fanny Eaton, has finally and formally been acquired as a joint acquisition by Tate Britain and the Museum of the Home in London

Tate and Museum of the Home jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s A Young Teacher – Press Release | Tate

 as they say, it's a painting 'of enormous significance where the themes of race, class, faith and gender intersect', most notably in respect of the role played by women from India in sustaining the British Raj in the 19th century.

Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon's A Young Teacher | Museum of the Home

It'll shortly be on view at Millbank, in re-ordered British art rooms.