Helen Faucit (1817-1898), later Lady Martin, as Antigone

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Frederic William Burton , Irish, 1816-1900

Title

Date1845

MediumWatercolour on paper

Dimensions

96 x 63 cm

Credit LineBequeathed, Margaret McNair Stokes, 1900

Object numberNGI.2359

DescriptionHelen Faucit came to dublin in 1845 and was acclaimed for her role as Antigone in a new translation of Sophocles' tragedy. Burton, struck by her beauty and classical profile, made the comparison with figures on a Greek frieze or vase. The portrait has the immediacy of a sketch and reflects the short time he had for completion.
ProvenanceBequeathed, Miss M. Stokes, 1900Exhibition HistoryLoan Collection of Works by Sir Frederick W. Burton, R.H.A., National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 1900

The Masque of Beauty, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1972

Aspects of Irish Art, a Loan Exhibition; Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, 27 January - 3 March 1974; Toledo Museum of Arts, Toledo, Ohio, 17 March - 14 April 1974; St Louis Art Museum, St Louis, Missouri, 3 May - 9 June 1974

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