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

Gustav Pope|William Luson Thomas

March 2, 1867 · Wood engraving · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Gustav Pope|William Luson Thomas

Date

March 2, 1867

Medium

Wood engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Donato Esposito, 2015