Anne Hoare, Lady Mathew (d.1872)
William Owen, RA (Ludlow 1769 – London 1825)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1814
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1257 x 997 mm (49 1/2 x 39 1/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732267
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Anne Hoare, Lady Mathew (d.1872) by William Owen, RA (Ludlow 1769 – London 1825), 1814. A portrait of Anne Hoare, grandaughter of Colt Hoare and wife of Sir George Mathew, as a child, seated on the ground, a book open on her knees, a tambourine and flute lying on the ground in front, a black dog beside her; at the right, hollyhocks, and in the background King Alfred's Tower. Alfred's Tower, a triangular edifice 160 ft high, was completed in 1772 on the top of Kingsettle Hill at the west side of the carriage drive surrounding Stourhead estate, the highest ground between Wiltshire and the coast of Wales. It was supposed to mark the spot where King Alfred set up his standard in 870 against the Danes.
Provenance
Acquired by Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Bt (1758 – 1838);given to the National Trust along with the house, its grounds, and the rest of contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
William Owen, RA (Ludlow 1769 – London 1825), artist