Hand-carved reproduction of our antique English Neoclassical
concave frame with frieze; 4th quarter of the 18th century. Carved
with sight waterleaves; beading; bound fasces top rail. Matt and
burnished water gilding
Guy Head (1753-1800)
Iris Carrying the Water of the River Styx to Olympus for the Gods to Swear By, c.1793
oil on canvas 78 x 56 ½ in
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Purchase: The Mrs and Mrs Earl D Wilberg Funds for European Art, Louis L and Adelaide C Ward Fund for European Art, the bequest of Menefee D Blackwell (by exchange), and The Nelson Gallery Foundation Inv no 2000.14