The Hope Collection of Pictures, also known as The Hope Collection of Pictures of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, was a distinguished group of eighty-three paintings that were sold together in 1898 by Lord Francis Pelham Clinton-Hope.[1][2] It included works by more than thirty different artists, a number of them being individuals whose names are renowned within the art world.[3]
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History
editMultiple members of the branch of the Hope family which became established in Amsterdam pursued an interest in acquiring fine paintings.[2] By the later part of the 18th century they owned a large number of works, and 372 of their paintings accompanied Henry Hope when he moved from the Dutch Republic to London in 1794.[6] An inventory with insured values of the paintings at his home in England was compiled not long afterwards on 17 December 1795.[7] He would continue to purchase works,[a] and upon his death a cumulative total of at least 378 paintings that had been in his possession were sold through three Christie’s auctions that were held in April 1811,[9] June 1816, [10] and July 1816.[11][b]
This particular collection was a subset of a group of paintings that came to be owned by Henry Thomas Hope following the deaths of his father Thomas Hope and his uncle Henry Philip Hope.[12][2] Henry Thomas Hope was one of a handful of individuals who were initially contacted regarding making a loan to the 1857 Manchester Art Treasures exhibition,[13] and twelve of his paintings would be sent to Manchester.[14] Following his death in 1862, the collection was inherited by his widow, Anne Adèle Hope.[15][2][16] In 1891 the eighty-three painting were put on display at the South Kensington Museum,[17] before they would be sold seven years later by her grandson for the sum of £121,550.[2] The payment of this amount was made by the London art dealer Asher Wertheimer.[2]
Works
editFollowing is a partial listing of the paintings that were in The Hope Collection of Pictures of the Dutch and Flemish Schools.
(Those with a (†) preceding their title were on display at the 1857 Manchester Art Treasures exhibition.)
References
edit- ^ Wertheimer (1898), Title Page
- ^ a b c d e f Wertheimer (1898), Introduction
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), Index Of Artists
- ^ "Asher Wertheimer". Tate. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Interior of Thomas Hope's Picture Gallery, Duchess Street, London". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Henry Hope". RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Inv.nr. 2895 Catalogus van schilderijen in huizen van Henry Hope in Harley Street in Londen. Met de getaxeerde en verzekerde waarden, 1795". Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Vander Auwera (2007), p. 71
- ^ "Sale Catalog Br-869/Lugt Number 7966". Getty Provenance Index®. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Sale Catalog Br-1413/Lugt Number 8932". Getty Provenance Index®. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Sale Catalog Br-1418/Lugt Number 8937". Getty Provenance Index®. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ South Kensington Museum (1869), pp. 6–12
- ^ Pergam (2011), p. 25
- ^ Pergam (2011), p. 215
- ^ South Kensington Museum (1869), pp. 6
- ^ "Triptych Panel with Saint Catherine". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ South Kensington Museum (1891), pp. 3–15
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. II and ill.
- ^ "A Lady with a Parrot and a Gentleman with a Monkey". Columbus Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 73
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. III and ill.
- ^ "Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee". Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. IV and ill.
- ^ "Weids rivierlandschap". RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 61
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. VII and ill.
- ^ "Sale 10389, Lot 38". Christie’s. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. VIII and ill.
- ^ "Die Farm". Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte - Bildarchiv Foto Marburg. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. X and ill.
- ^ "Le vendeur de légumes". Alienor.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XI and ill.
- ^ "Easy come, easy go". Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 66
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XII and ill.
- ^ "David and Bathsheba". RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XIII and ill.
- ^ "Vendeur d'oignons". Alienor.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XVI and ill.
- ^ "View from the Coast of Norway or A Stormy Sea Near the Coast". Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XVII and ill.
- ^ "Figures with Horses by a Stable". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 69
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XIX and ill.
- ^ "Italianate Landscape with Cattle". Mauritshuis. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XX and ill.
- ^ "Landschap met overval op reizigers". RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 55
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXI and ill.
- ^ "The Church at Maarssen". National Trust Collections. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXII and ill.
- ^ "Sale N10309, Lot 181". Sotheby's. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXIV and ill.
- ^ The Frick Collection (2016), p. 37
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXV and ill.
- ^ "The Dancing Couple". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXVI and ill.
- ^ "The Old Violinist". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 74
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXVII and ill.
- ^ "Landschaft mit Turm". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXIX and ill.
- ^ "Landscape with Bridge, Cattle, and Figures". The Clark Art Institute. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXXI and ill.
- ^ "Cattle and Sheep in a Stormy Landscape". The National Gallery. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 70
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXXIV and ill.
- ^ "La Buveuse". Musée du Louvre. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXXV and ill.
- ^ "The Death of Cleopatra". AGO Collections - eMuseum. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXXVI and ill.
- ^ "Cottages in a Wood". The National Gallery. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXXVII and ill.
- ^ "Elegant company in a distinguished interior". RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 67
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXXVIII and ill.
- ^ Waiboer (2017), p. 246
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XXXIX and ill.
- ^ "Lot und seine Töchter". Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XL and ill.
- ^ "Swans and peacocks". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XLI and ill.
- ^ Waiboer (2017), p. 242
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XLII and ill.
- ^ "Straße vor dem Haarlemer Tor in Amsterdam". Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte - Bildarchiv Foto Marburg. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XLIV and ill.
- ^ "Sale 12975, Lot 168". Christie’s. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XLVI and ill.
- ^ "Still Life with Swan and Game before a Country Estate". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. XLVII and ill.
- ^ "A Dutch Three-Master and a Boeier in Stormy Weather". National Trust Collections. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LI and ill.
- ^ "Doubting Thomas (The Incredulity of St. Thomas)". Milwaukee Art Museum. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LIV and ill.
- ^ Liedtke (2008), pp. 80–83
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LV and ill.
- ^ Wheelock (2004), pp. 120–122
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LVI and ill.
- ^ Hall & Gifford (2012), pp. 122–123
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LVII and ill.
- ^ "Römische Marktszene". Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LVIII and ill.
- ^ Waiboer (2017), p. 245
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXI and ill.
- ^ "Sale L11036, Lot 16". Sotheby's. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXIV and ill.
- ^ "A Lady and Gentleman in Black". Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 52
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXV and ill.
- ^ "An Italian Landscape". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXVI and ill.
- ^ "Dutch Shipping in a Heavy Swell with a Small Hoeker". National Trust Collections. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXVIII and ill.
- ^ "The Virgin as Intercessor". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXIX and ill.
- ^ "Vue du forum romain". France Diplomatie. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXX and ill.
- ^ "Officer Writing a Letter, with a Trumpeter". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXXIII and ill.
- ^ ""So de Oude songen, so pypen de Jongen" / Wie die Alten singen, so pfeifen die Jungen". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXXIV and ill.
- ^ "The Music Lesson". Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXXVI and ill.
- ^ "The Cottage Dooryard". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857), p. 56
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXXVII and ill.
- ^ "Landscape with Cattle". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXXIX and ill.
- ^ "Alte Frau beim Apfelschälen". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Wertheimer (1898), no. LXXXII and ill.
- ^ The Frick Collection (2016), p. 102
Sources
edit- Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition (1857). Catalogue of the Art Treasures of the United Kingdom. London: Bradbury and Evans.
- South Kensington Museum (1869). Catalogue of Pictures of the Dutch and Flemish Schools. London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode.
- South Kensington Museum (1891). A Catalogue of Pictures of the Dutch and Flemish Schools. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode.
- Wertheimer, Asher, ed. (1898). The Hope Collection of Pictures. London: Chiswick Press.
- Wheelock, Arthur K. Jr. (2004). Gerard Ter Borch. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art. ISBN 0-89468-317-9.
- Vander Auwera, Joost (2007). Rubens: A Genius at Work. Tielt: Lannoo. ISBN 978-90-209-7242-9.
- Liedtke, Walter (2008). Vermeer: The Complete Paintings. New York, NY: Abrams. ISBN 978-1-4197-0308-9.
- Pergam, Elizabeth A. (2011). The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857: Entrepreneurs, Connoisseurs and the Public. London and New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-4094-1830-6.
- Hall, Michael; Gifford, Clare (2012). The Harold Samuel Collection: A Guide to the Dutch and Flemish Pictures at the Mansion House. London: Paul Holberton publishing. ISBN 978-1-907372-41-4.
- The Frick Collection (2016). Handbook of Paintings. New York, NY: Scala Arts Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1-85759-328-0.
- Waiboer, Adriaan E., ed. (2017). Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-22293-7.
Notes
edit- ^ An example of a painting that was purchased by Henry Hope after he had moved to London is Christ and the Adulterous Woman by Peter Paul Rubens.[8]
- ^ According to the Sales Contents data on the Getty Provenance Index® website as of July 2022, these three auctions involved a cumulative total of 395 paintings, of which 378 of the transactions are recorded as Sold, 9 as Bought In, and 2 each as Passed, Withdrawn, Unknown, and Sold [?].