Prayer

1843-1847

David Octavius Hill

Associated Names
David Octavius Hill

Artist, Scottish, 1802 - 1870

Robert Adamson

Artist, Scottish, 1821 - 1848

The artwork depicts a person shown from the side, kneeling with long, flowing hair cascading down their back. The individual is leaning forward slightly. They are draped in a light-colored garment, which has a fringed edge. The person is situated next to a surface covered with patterned fabric. The background is dark, with ornate details visible on a piece of furniture or a framed structure. The overall tone of the artwork is subdued and monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.9 x 16.9 cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.)
    mount: 37.5 x 26.6 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.29.33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

D.O. Hill; gift to Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1852; de-accessioned, 1977; Howard and Jane Ricketts, London; NGA purchase, 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

On mount, by later hands, lower left in graphite: "Prayer" D.O. Hills daughter; upper right in graphite: H/4/40; stamped lower right: RSA

Wikidata ID

Q64146035

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