Hope
after George Frederic Watts (London 1817 - Compton 1904)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1886
Materials
Sepia monochrome reproduction on paper
Measurements
300 x 230 mm
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Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1226565
Summary
Sepia monochrome reproduction on paper, Hope, of George Frederick Watts, OM, RA (London 1817 - Compton 1904). A barefoot and blindfolded female figure is sitting on a globe playing a lyre which has only one remaining string. A prime version of two original paintings of 1886 is in Tate Britain, given by the artist a year after he painted it. It was cited as President Obama's favourite painting in the run up to his 2008 presidential campaign and inspiration for the title of his second book. Stained oak frame with painted gold line.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Makers and roles
after George Frederic Watts (London 1817 - Compton 1904), artist