Frederick Richard Pickersgill RA, Nazarene Scene, Watercolour

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An original mid-19th-century watercolour painting – Frederick Richard Pickersgill RA, Nazarene Scene.This wonderful watercolour by Frederick Richard Pickersgill RA (1820–1900) … Read more An original mid-19th-century watercolour painting – Frederick Richard Pickersgill RA, Nazarene Scene.This wonderful watercolour by Frederick Richard Pickersgill RA (1820–1900) shows a biblical scene, possibly the capture of Samson by the Philistines.Frederick Richard Pickersgill was a painter and illustrator who often depicted scenes drawn from history, mythology, literature and the Bible. This drawing shows his admiration for John Flaxman RA (1755–1826), whose engraved outline illustrations of Homer, Aeschylus and Dante emphasised classical forms, bodily movements and drapery. The subject is also indebted to the Nazarenes, the early 19th-century group of German artists who favoured religious or allegorical subjects and who had a significant influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in Britain.Pickersgill painted two oil paintings on the subject of Samson Betrayed, in 1850 and 1862, now in the collections of Manchester City Art Galleries and Benthall Hall, National Trust respectively.In pen and brown ink with brown and blue wash. On cream wove paper. Dimensions: Height: 20.9cm (8.23") Width: 28.7cm (11.3")Presented: Unframed.Medium: WatercolourAge: Mid-19th-centurySigned: No.Inscribed: No.Dated: --Condition: Some minor toning, with colour difference seen towards the edges of the sheet from historical window mount. Historical adhesive marks and/or paper remnants to the corners verso, from previous mounting. Please see photos for detail. See less