Allegory of England, Scotland, and Ireland
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
12.7 × 14.6 cm (5 × 5 3/4 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
83426
Art Historical Context
Thomas Stothard's *Allegory of England,, and Ireland* is a delicate pen and brown ink drawing enhanced with brush and brown wash ivory wove paper, a compact 12.7 × 14.6 cm. Created by the prolific British artist (17551834), renowned for his neoclassical and Romantic illustrations, book designs, and history paintings, this undated work personifies the three nations in a harmonious tableau. Stothard, a favorite of Georgian patrons, often infused his compositions with poetic symbolism, blending elegance with narrative depth. The artwork likely reflects the early 19th-century fervor surrounding B...
About the Artist
Thomas Stothard · 1755–1834
Thomas Stothard RA (1755–1834) was born on 17 August 1755 at the Black Horse Inn in London's Long Acre, the son of a prosperous publican originally from Stutton near Tadcaster. A delicate child, he was sent at age five to relatives in Yorkshire, attending schools in Acomb, Tadcaster, and later Ilford, Essex, where he honed his drawing skills by copying prints. Following his father's death in 1770,...