Sir Guyon, with the Palmer Attending, Tempted by Phaedria to Land Upon the Enchanted Islands (Primary Title)

Samuel Palmer, English, 1805 - 1881 (Artist)

1849
English
Paintings
Works On Paper
watercolor and bodycolor on paper, mounted overall to board
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 12 in. (21.91 × 30.48 cm)
Mount: 10 1/2 × 14 in. (26.67 × 35.56 cm)
86.313
Not on view
Collectors mark of Douglas H. Gordon (Lugt 1130a) on verso of mount lower right.
Inscribed in graphite on verso of mount: "Sir Guyon Tempted to Land on the Enchanted Islands/ By Samuel Palmer/ (1805-1881)" and "136" (next to Gordon collectors mark)
Bequest of Douglas H. Gordon
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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