The Hope Family of Sydenham, Kent

Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)

1802

Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas

Dimensions183.2 x 258.44 cm (72 1/8 x 101 3/4 in.)

Credit LineAbbott Lawrence Fund

Accession number06.2362

On View

On view

ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Americas

InscriptionsLower left: B. West/1802Provenance1802, Henry Hope (b. 1736 - d. 1811), (the sitter on the left); 1811, by descent to his nephew, Henry Phillip Hope (b. about 1775 - d. 1839), London; 1839, by descent to his nephew, Adrian John Hope (b. 1811 - d. 1863). V.H. Crosby [see note 1]; Mrs. H. Hallahan; April 14, 1904, estate sale of Mrs. H. Hallahan ("being part of the collection formed by the late V. H. Crosby"), Knight, Frank & Rutley, London, lot 96 (as Adrian Hope family). By 1906, with the Blakeslee Galleries, London; 1906, sold by the Blakeslee Galleries for $1235 to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 13, 1906)

NOTES:
[1] V. H. Crosby was appointed the universal legatee of William Williams Hope (1802-1855), who was the youngest son of John Williams Hope (1757-1813). John Williams Hope was married to Henry Hope's niece and is the standing figure to the right in the painting.