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Mrs. Susannah Hope: PD.25-1952

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mrs. Susannah Hope

Maker(s)

Painter: Hudson, Thomas (School of)

Entities

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Notes

History note: Sir William H. St. John Hope (her husband), (?) by family inheritance; bequeathed to his wife, 1919

Legal notes

Given in accordance with the wishes of her husband

Measurements and weight

Height: 74.6 cm
Width: 65.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1952) by Hope, Lady

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1760

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Susannah (Stead) wife of Rev. Charles Hope. 1744-1807. Painted at 16 by Wright of Derby
  • Location: Verso, stretcher
  • Method of creation: MS
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Susanna (Stead) wif of Rev. Charles Hope (1744-1807). Painted at the age of 16 (just after her run-away marriage), by Wright of Derby, for £9 - 9 - 0
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: MS
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.25-1952
Primary reference Number: 3427
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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