01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Henry Le Jeune's Thy Will be Done, with Footnotes #201

Henry Le Jeune, A.R.A. (1819-1904)

Thy Will be Done

Oil on panel

113⁄8 x 93⁄8 in. (28.9 x 23.8 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 8,820 in Jul 2022

This depiction of the Agony in the Garden, on the Mount of Olives, in which, between the Last Supper and his arrest, Christ retired to pray. 'Agony' in this context derives from the Greek meaning a contest, and Le Jeune, through juxtaposing the solitary figure of Christ against the immensity of a luminous and starry heaven brilliantly alludes to the conflict between the two sides of Christ's nature: the human, that feared his imminent suffering, and would have avoided it, and the divine, which gave him strength. More on this painting

Henry Le Jeune ARA (12 December 1819 – 5 October 1904) was an English painter of landscapes, genre, literary and biblical scenes. He became well known for his genre paintings of children.

Le Jeune was born in London. After showing an early interest in art he was encouraged by his family to study the art collections in the British Museum.

He was admitted to the Royal Academy where, after winning 4 silver medals in succession, he won a gold medal in 1841 for the biblical painting "Samson Bursting his Bonds". He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1840 with a work entitled "Joseph Interpreting the Dream of Pharaoh's Chief Butler".

From 1845-48 he taught at the Government School of design at Somerset House, and from 1848-64 was curator and instructor at the Royal Academy. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) in 1863 and an honorary retired associate in 1886.

Le Jeune painted in both oils and watercolours. His works were exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1840–94, at the British Institution between 1842–63, and at other galleries. More on Henry Le Jeune

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