A View of Walton Bridge Frame:natural Poussin takes as his starting

Poussin takes as his starting point two texts from the Book of Samuel

it seems unprovable

This fine miniature was donated to the Gallery in the belief that it represented Stanislaus II Augustus

The two central characters of Tasso's story are the focus of Poussin's painting

A View of Walton Bridge Frame:natural Poussin takes as his startingA drawing in the Paul Mellon collection and an engraving by A. Walker both seem to relate to a similar painting of 1755 also in the Mellon collection. According to a catalogue of the Hollis collection, Hollis is depicted in the foreground with his friend Thomas Brand, his servant Francesco Giovannini and his dog Malta. Canaletto appears to have depicted himself seated sketching on a low stool and wearing a hat and long gown.