The Pursuit of Pleasure : A description of the painting form McPhails Ecclesiastical Journal, October 1858
Paton, J. Noël (Joseph Noël), Sir, 1821-19011858
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The 'Pursuit of Pleasure', an 'Allegory of Human Life', as described in an article, by the painter himself, in the Edinburgh Eccesiastical journal. A beautiful phantom allures a crowd of followers to destruction as she floats onward to the shores of an angry sea. The painter gives us a comprehensive explanation of the composition and ideology to enable a greater understanding of the picture.
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Edinburgh : McPhails Ecclesiastical Journal, 1858.
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2p. ; 21 cm.
Local class:
4/PAT
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English
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BRN:
3441127