Hope
George Frederic Watts · 1886
Why it's great
A blindfolded woman sits on a globe, playing a lyre with one string left. In the dim, starry sky a single star shines. Watts painted this as a message about holding on to hope in hard times. It inspired later leaders, and a famous 2004 speech used its title.
Where to see it
📍 Tate BritainLondon, United Kingdom
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George Frederic Watts was born in London and trained as a sculptor and painter. He painted portraits of the great and the good, as well as symbolic works on big themes like Hope and Love. In his later years he lived in the English village of Compton, where his gallery still stands. He died in 1904.
