Samuel Woodforde R.A. Oil Study Virgil Reading The Aeneid To Augustus And The Fainting Octavia Circa.1790 antiquarian under his own name from

under his own name from 1816

Watercolour on Ivory Circa

He is largely known for his topographical views and intimate figure studies

Provenance: with John Mitchell and Son

Samuel Woodforde R.A. Oil Study Virgil Reading The Aeneid To Augustus And The Fainting Octavia Circa.1790 antiquarian under his own name fromSamuel Woodforde R. A 1763 1817 Oil study on paper. Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus and the fainting Octavia. 23 by 19. 5 cms. Circa. 1790. Provenance: John Woodforde, Ottery St Mary. Bill Drummond, Covent Garden Gallery. Cyril & Shirley Fry Collection. Samuel Woodforde was born at Castle Cary, Somerset and from an early age was patronized by the Hoare family of Stourhead, Wiltshire. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1782 and left for