'Miserere, Domini!', Christians in Prison
St George Hare (Limerick 1857 – London 1933)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1903 (exh at RA)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1702 x 1105 mm (67 x 43 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732352
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, 'Miserere, Domini!', Christians in Prison by St George Hare (Limerick 1857 - London 1933), 1903 signed, upper left: HARE. At the bottom of stone stairs sits a woman with a child on her lap kissing her. Another woman lies on the floor, on the left, with her hands tied and with her back to the viewer.
Provenance
Bought by by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1907.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)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Signed: HARE
Makers and roles
St George Hare (Limerick 1857 – London 1933), artist