Henry Darvall (fl. 1848-89)

Beatrice in the arbour

Details

Henry Darvall (fl. 1848-89)
Beatrice in the arbour
signed with initials and dated 'HD/59' (lower centre)
oil on canvas, feigned arch
25 ¾ x 21 ½ in. (65.4 x 54.6 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 November 2000, lot 476.
with The Maas Gallery, London.

Exhibited

London, Society of British Artists, 1859, no. 520.

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Lot Essay

Taking his subject matter from Act III, scene 1 from William Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing, Darvall has depicted Hero telling her maid Ursula that Benedick loves Beatrice, knowing that Beatrice will overhear. The arbour is covered with ivy, honeysuckle and a vine, all denoting the bonds of love and their constancy. Painting a decade after the foundation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Darvall has clearly absorbed Pre-Raphaelite influence.

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