Cinderella About to Try on the Glass Slipper

Cinderella About to Try on the Glass Slipper is an 1842 oil painting by the British artist Richard Redgrave. ^{[1] [2]} Inspired by the folk tale Cinderella, it depicts the moment that that the heroine is about to try on the glass slipper, to the disbelief of her mean stepsisters.^[3]

Cinderella About to Try on the Glass Slipper
Artist	Richard Redgrave
Year	1842
Type	Oil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions	106.7 cm × 142.2 cm (42.0 in × 56.0 in)
Location	Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1842 held at the National Gallery in London. It was owned by the art collector John Sheepshanks who in 1857 donated it to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington. ^[4]