Samuel Woodforde R.A. Oil Study Virgil Reading The Aeneid To Augustus And The Fainting Octavia Circa.1790 antiquarian often as a vamp or

often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent

He is largely known for his topographical views and intimate figure studies

A further figure study to the reverse

To no real detriment in my opinion

a sadly anonymous designer

Samuel Woodforde R.A. Oil Study Virgil Reading The Aeneid To Augustus And The Fainting Octavia Circa.1790 antiquarian often as a vamp orSamuel Woodforde R. A 1763 1817 Oil study on paper. Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus and the fainting Octavia. 23 by 19. 5 cms. Circa. 1790. Provenance: John Woodforde, Ottery St Mary. Bill Drummond, Covent Garden Gallery. Cyril & Shirley Fry Collection. Samuel Woodforde was born at Castle Cary, Somerset and from an early age was patronized by the Hoare family of Stourhead, Wiltshire. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1782 and left for