La Prière (The Prayer), from "Illustrated London News"

March 2, 1867

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A French servant or country girl here uses a simple chair to practise her faith. Gustav Pope worked in a variety of styles and was influenced by the second wave of Pre-Raphaelitism. He depicted literary and mythological themes, portraits, landscapes and idealized young women. "La Prière" was shown at the British Institution in 1867 (no. 367), then engraved for the "Illustrated London News" by William Luson Thomas. Founded in 1842 as the world’s first weekly news magazine, this periodical regularly published examples of contemporary art.

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Title: La Prière (The Prayer), from "Illustrated London News"
Series/Portfolio: Illustrated London News
Engraver: William Luson Thomas (British, London 1830–1900 Chertsey, Surrey)
Artist: After Gustav Pope (British, 1831–1910)
Date: March 2, 1867
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Image: 8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in. (21 × 16.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 × 7 in. (22.8 × 17.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2015
Object Number: 2015.653.28
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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