Archibald Hope the Elder

The original canvas is oval and has been made up to a rectangle. Archibald Hope (1664-1743), of the Hopes of Hopetoun, was a Scottish merchant who was born and lived in Rotterdam. His sons set up the Hope Bank in Amsterdam. The art collector and theorist Thomas Hope of Deepdene was his grandson.

Not currently on display

Artist: Gerard Sanders

Date: 1737

Dimensions: 86.6 x 72.7 cm

Materials: Oil on canvas

Inscription: Signed and dated, centre right:'G. SANDERS./ 1737', and inscribed, on the letter: 'To Mr Archibald Hope/ Mercht/in/Rotterdam'

Acquisition: Fairfax Murray Gift, 1911

Accession number: DPG577