Perserverance - Penelope at her Loom, with the bust of Ulysses (after Angelica Kauffman RA)
William Wynne Ryland (London 1733 – Tyburn 1783)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1777
Materials
Giltwood, glass and paper
Measurements
310 x 245 mm
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1149505
Summary
Print, coloured engraving with stipple, Perserverance - Penelope at her Loom, with the bust of Ulysses (after Angelica Kauffman RA) by William Wynne Ryland (London 1733 – Tyburn 1783). 1777. Oval. Full length to left, Penelope sitting at her loom at left, her head resting on her right hand with an expression of despair, a dog lying at her feet and a bust of Ulysses behind her at right
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
William Wynne Ryland (London 1733 – Tyburn 1783), engraver (printmaker) after Angelica Kauffman RA (Chur 1741 – Rome 1807), artist