William Etty RA (1787 – 1849); The Virgin & Infant Saviour with Saints; After Rubens c.1843-46 reserved or to commemorate some worthy

or to commemorate some worthy political achievement

These elephants are inspired from that very style

Motionless thus they sit and dream

This greater awareness and adoption of vision testing in the 19th century led to a corresponding concern of how vision errors could be optimally corrected

The drawer slides smoothly and she is sturdy and sound

William Etty RA (1787 – 1849); The Virgin & Infant Saviour with Saints; After Rubens c.1843-46 reserved or to commemorate some worthyOrigin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1843 46 Canvas Height: 22 Canvas Width: 17. 75 In Frame: 30. 5 wide x 26. 5 high x 2. 5 deep Painted in oils on canvas in the very early Victorian period, depicting The Virgin with the infant Saviour in her arms, appearing on a cloud to St. Francis, who is on one knee to take the child, with further Saints and figures surrounding her, presented in the original good quality ornate