Lovers' Meeting in an Interior of Haddon Hall
William Powell Frith RA (Ripon 1819 – London 1909)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1840 - 1909
Materials
Oil on board
Measurements
203 x 330 mm (8 x 13 in)
Place of origin
Derbyshire
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1449135
Caption
William Powell Frith was a Royal Academician who specialised in sentimental and sometimes moralising or historical scenes. Here two lovers are shown in the historic setting of Haddon Hall, which is one of the finest medieval manor houses in England. The historic interior would have been intended to evoke an age of chivalric and courtly love. The red rose on the floor, the symbol of Venus, serves to underscore the amorous sentiment, whereas the dog symbolises fidelity.
Summary
Oil painting on board, Lovers' Meeting in an Interior of Haddon Hall, by William Powell Frith RA (Ripon 1819 – London 1909).
Provenance
bequest of Peter Barkworth (1929 - 2006)
Makers and roles
William Powell Frith RA (Ripon 1819 – London 1909), artist