Frederick Richard Pickersgill* (British, 1820-1900)

The Maids of Alcyna

Details

Frederick Richard Pickersgill* (British, 1820-1900)
The Maids of Alcyna
signed 'F.R.Pickersgill' on the reverse
oil on panel
27½ x 28in. (69.9 x 71.1cm.)

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1849, no. 463

Lot Essay

The subject is taken from Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, Canto X. The maids of Alcyna, the enchantress, endeavor to tempt the Knight Ruggiero.
"The second brings him wine
on the other side,
Making him far more thirstie
with the sight:
But these enticements could
not cause him bide."