[title not known] by  Prince Hoare

[title not known] 

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Dimensions: support: 321 x 204 mm

Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Curator: Here we have a red chalk drawing from the Tate Collections, made by Prince Hoare, who was born in 1755 and died in 1834. Editor: It feels like a fleeting moment, an unfinished dance. They could be goddesses, or perhaps just women lost in thought. Curator: Hoare was a dramatist as well as a painter, and this sketch captures that theatrical sensibility. The use of red chalk gives a warmth, a sense of classical life being breathed onto the paper. Editor: I love how the sketchiness leaves space for my imagination to fill in the details. It's not so much about what is depicted, but how it makes me feel. It's like catching a glimpse of a dream. Curator: Indeed, it’s a very human moment, presented with subtle grace and an economy of line that speaks volumes about Hoare’s training. Editor: Makes me wonder about their story, the one Hoare imagined. A small window into a world that could have been. Curator: A study full of potential meanings, waiting for us to find them. Editor: Beautiful. I'm off to find some red chalk of my own now.

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