George Frederic Watts, Hope 1886.
George Frederic Watts, Ellen Terry.
George Frederic Watts, The Minotaur 1885.
Manning 1882.
This portrait shows an English cardinal who had been an
Anglican priest since 1833 and converted to Catholicism in 1851.
Manning was one of the most influential figures in the Catholic
Church of his day, a confidant of Popes Leo XIII and Pius IX.
3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1882.
The painting depicts the 44th, 46th, and 49th Prime Minister
of Great Britain in 1885, 1886-1892, and 1895-1902. He was
also Foreign Secretary and a member of the House of Lords.
c. 1887.
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