Alda Weston, Lady Hoare (d.1947)
St George Hare (Limerick 1857 – London 1933)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1909
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732237
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Alda Weston, Lady Hoare (d. 1947) by St George Hare (Limerick 1857 – London 1933), 1909, signed, top left: HARE. A three-quarter length portrait of the wife of Sir Henry Hoare 6th Bt seated in front of a vase on a pedestal, facing forwards, and wearing a black evening dress with a scarlet cloak.
Provenance
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, top left: HARE
Makers and roles
St George Hare (Limerick 1857 – London 1933), artist