A Foregone Conclusion  1885

A Foregone Conclusion was commissioned by the founder of the Tate Gallery, Sir Henry Tate (1819-1899) as a wedding present for his second wife, Amy Hislop. Set in the time of the early Roman Empire, Alma-Tadema depicts a man bringing an engagement ring to his girlfriend in the hope that she will become his fiancée. The expectant look of the lady and her attendant holding h...