Hope
George Frederic Watts (London 1817 - Compton 1904)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1886
Materials
Coloured reproduction on paper
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1251061
Summary
Coloured 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. In a gilt frame.
Provenance
By descent until bequeathed by (Henry John) Ralph Bankes (1902 – 1981) to the National Trust, together with the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy and its entire contents in 1981
Makers and roles
George Frederic Watts (London 1817 - Compton 1904), original artist