Allegorical Figure of Peace
Frederic James Shields 1833 - 1911
Summary
Female figure facing to right, wearing a white gown and a blue cape and head scarf, holding a palm leaf in her left hand. With her right hand the figure holds a leash tied to a lamb at her feet to the left. A lion nuzzles her left hand on the right. A dove overhead, and in the distance a starry sky cam be seen. Left panel of Triptych.
Object Name
Allegorical Figure of Peace
Creators Name
Date Created
1880 (circa)
Dimensions
support (sight): 22.6cm x 6.7cm
accession number
1917.673/1
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
watercolour
gouache
Credit
Leicester Collier Bequest