Head of King Alfred (after Rysbrack)
attributed to Samuel Woodforde, R.A. (Ansford 1763 - Ferrara 1817)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1800 - circa 1815
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
730 x 570 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732296
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Head of King Alfred (after Rysbrack), attributed to Samuel Woodforde, RA (Ansford 1763 - Ferrara 1817), circa 1800/15. Inspired by Rysbrack's bust of King Alfred (‘The Great’) (846/9 – 899) also at Stourhead, NT 732917. Alfred's Tower had been built on the outer perimeter of the landscape garden commemorating the site where it was supposed the king had encamped when fighting the Danes in 879AD and to celebrate the accession of George III in 1760 as well as the end of the Seven Years War in 1763.
Provenance
Probably commissioned by Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Bt (1758 – 1838) and thence by descent. 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)
Makers and roles
attributed to Samuel Woodforde, R.A. (Ansford 1763 - Ferrara 1817), artist