[1][2] It included works by more than thirty different artists, a number of them being individuals whose names are renowned within the art world.

[3] Multiple members of the branch of the Hope family which became established in Amsterdam pursued an interest in acquiring fine paintings.

[2] By the later part of the 18th century they owned a large number of works, and 372 of their paintings accompanied Henry Hope when he moved from the Dutch Republic to London in 1794.

[7] He would continue to purchase works,[a] and upon his death a cumulative total of at least 378 paintings that had been in his possession were sold through three Christie’s auctions that were held in April 1811,[9] June 1816, [10] and July 1816.

[15][2][16] In 1891 the eighty-three painting were put on display at the South Kensington Museum,[17] before they would be sold seven years later by her grandson for the sum of £121,550.