Herbert Sidney Percy (1863-1932)
Harp player on a marble terrace

Medium: Oil on canvas
Size without frame: 10.0" x 8.0"
Size including frame: 13.0" x 11.0"
SOLD

A forlorn looking Graeco-Roman woman plays the harp (lyre) on a marble terrace overlooking the sea. Although he saw himself primarily as a portrait/miniatures artist Percy painted a small number of similar paintings - beautiful people in classical settings - possibly catering to market demand. The note on the back dates the painting to 1909 and that Percy was a pupil of Alma Tadema. But we think it dates from earlier, the 1890's, and while Percy may well have been influenced by Tadema we aren't certain he was a pupil. Signed, lower right.

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