George Frederic Watts, Alexander Constantine Ionides and Euterpe Ionides with their Children, 1840
Portraiture
G F Watts, Alexander Constantine Ionides and his Wife Euterpe with their Children, 1840, oil on canvas
Watts Gallery Trust| This lively family scene was one of the most ambitious group portraits of George Frederic Watts's early career. It depicts the young family of a successful Greek textile merchant, Alexander Ionides. He had recently gained British citizenship, and commissioned this portrait to hang in the family home in South London. The two eldest boys are clothed in traditional Greek dress to celebrate their Greek heritage. Ionides was a keen art collector, and became one of George's most important early patrons. |
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