Lot 53: * Henry Nelson O'Neil, ARA (British, 1817-1880) Esther

Henry Nelson O'Neil, ARA (British, 1817-1880)
Esther
And glittering in royal robes...she took two maids with her; and upon one of them she leaned
(Esther 15 v.5-6)
signed and dated 'H. O'Neil 1850' (lower left), extensively inscribed on an old label attached to the reverse
oil on canvas
103.5 x 76.5cm (40 3/4 x 30 1/8in).
Footnotes

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 29 June 1976, lot 68 as Esther's Emotions
Private collection, USA

Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1850, no.1255