Lot Essay
The source for this painting is the 1759 novel entitled Rasseles by Samuel Johnson.
The Property of AN AMERICAN CORPORATE COLLECTION
Jesse Talbot* (1806-1879)
The Happy Valley, from Rasselas, the Prince Meditating His Escape
Details
Jesse Talbot* (1806-1879)
The Happy Valley, from Rasselas, the Prince Meditating His Escape
oil on canvas
48 x 72in. (122 x 182.8cm.)
The Happy Valley, from Rasselas, the Prince Meditating His Escape
oil on canvas
48 x 72in. (122 x 182.8cm.)
Provenance
C.N. Talbot
H.V. Allison Galleries, New York
H.V. Allison Galleries, New York
Exhibited
New York, The National Academy of Design, 1841, no. 1