The Meeting of Dido and Aeneas
Nathaniel Dance Holland
- Art Funded
- 1993
- Dimensions
- 122 x 173 cm
- Vendor
- Agnew's
The carefully staged composition is constructed on a strong design which points up the passion and intensity of the narrative.
The background figures have a structural as well as thematic function leading the eye to the two protagonists.
Provenance
Commissioned by George, Lord Grey, later the 5th Earl of Stamford; private collection.