Miss Harriet Cholmondeley
- Artist: John Hoppner
- Date: exhibited 1804
- Medium: Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions: support: 1283 x 1022 mm
- Museum: Tate Britain
- Collection record: Tate Britain website
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About this artwork
This is the “Miss Harriet Cholmondeley” by John Hoppner. Painted in 1804, it’s a bright oil on canvas that captures a young girl strolling through a soft, wooded landscape, a bunch of wildflowers in her hand. Hoppner was celebrated for his lively portraits of children and young ladies, and here he combines delicate light with an almost playful intimacy.
The scene shows Harriet in a breezy, almost costume-like dress, her eyes looking out over the trees as if she’s just paused to enjoy a fleeting moment of nature. The background, a gentle woodland, gives the composition a sense of depth without overwhelming the sitter.
The work was bequeathed to the collection by Amy, Lady Tate in 1920 and now hangs in the Historic and Modern British Art section, where you can appreciate the early 19th‑century taste for pastoral leisure and the charm of Hoppner’s brushwork.
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Miss Harriet Cholmondeley is in the collection of Tate Britain on Millbank, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
