Possibly Sappho and her Companions (possibly after an Antique fresco - the Aldobrandini Wedding)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
510 x 1360 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732277
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Possibly Sappho and her Companions (The Aldobrandini Wedding), English School, 18th century. A copy of the celebrated Roman fresco, discovered in 1606 that belonged to Aldobrandini.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust along with the house, its grounds, and the rest of the contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist