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Hortus Inclusus
Joseph Southall, 1898

© Reproduced with permission of the Barrow family
Hortus Inclusus means a private garden, typified here by the tall yew hedges in the background, and was a popular Renaissance theme. This work is a portrait of Southall's future wife, Anna Elizabeth Baker with her cat. It suggests the atmosphere of an idealised resting place apart from the world.
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Title of artwork, date
Hortus Inclusus, 1898
Date supported
2004
Medium and material
Watercolour on vellum
Dimensions
40 x 74.2 cm
Grant
50000
Total cost
166500
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