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Mrs Robert Hollond

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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Mrs Hollond (1822–1884), born Ellen Julia Teed, was the wife of the pioneering balloonist and MP Robert Hollond. She was a writer and philanthropist who lived for part of each year in Paris, where she held a salon that attracted intellectuals of a progressive cast of mind. Ary Scheffer was a painter who appealed to Mrs Hollond and her circle, and in 1851 he painted this carefully pared-down portrait of her. Mrs Hollond is presented with studied simplicity – colours, setting, distracting clothing and jewellery are kept to a minimum to stress the soulfulness of her expression. This gives the picture a timeless feel: Mrs Hollond may be a Victorian woman with liberal sympathies but she could also be a Roman matron or a figure from the Bible.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Mrs Robert Hollond

Date

1851

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 81.9 x W 60.3 cm

Accession number

NG1169

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Robert Hollond, with a life-interest to his widow; entered the Collection, 1885

Work type

Painting

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