The Brothers, Guided By The Attendant Spirit Discover The Palace And Bowers Of Comus
Represented work of art
Artist
Samuel Palmer
Material
Dimensions0.53 x 0.75 (21 x 29 1/2 inches)
Inscription
- Signed: SAMUEL PALMER and inscribed on label on backboard: The Brothers and the attendant Spirit approaching the Palace of Comus With dauntless hardihood And brandish"d blade rush on him Samuel Palmer
Provenance
- Leonard Rowe Valpy, the sale of his executors at Christie's, 26 May 1888 (73), The Trustees of Leonard Rowe Valpy, their sale at Christie's, 19 May 1906, (144), The Rev. Arthur Valpy; By descent to the present owner, the gift of gt. Aunt Mrs Valpy; Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 19 November 1987 (144)
Exhibition history
- The Old Watercolour Society 1856 (147); Fine Art Society, 1881 (56); Victoria and Albert Museum, Samuel Palmer, A Vision Recaptured 1978 XXVII
Publication history
- Raymond Lister Samuel Palmer A Biography 1974 p 214; The Letters of Samuel Palmer edited by Raymond Lister 1974 Vol I p 513- 4; Raymond Lister A Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of Samuel Palmer to be published 1988 (no. M 4)
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Sotheby's Auction House
Negative Number3M92770
Archival context
Object numberPA-F02671-0021
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Artists, A–Z
- Folder:Biblical, Miltonian & Virgilian Subjects
- Item:The Brothers, Guided By The Attendant Spirit Discover The Palace And Bowers Of Comus
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of works by artists who were British by birth, foreign artists who worked in Britain or foreign artists who painted British sitters abroad. The works featured date from c.1500 to c.1900. The images in this series form by far the largest part of the Photographic Archive. Images remain in their original order: organised A–Z by artist name. Significant artists, or those for which there is a wealth of material, have multiple folders of images. In these cases, images are further subdivided by genre or type, depending on the artist. They may also be organised in ‘catalogue raisonné order’. The images predominantly depict oil paintings but prints and other works on paper are also included.
Acquisition information The collection has always been in the possession of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (or its predecessor institution, the Paul Mellon Foundation).
ArrangementThe archive has been arranged in its original order.
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