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Painting of a winged nude figure reclining in a shell among vines and flowers, with a large moon behind, in a gilded arch fra

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Ariel, H. J. Townsend (1845), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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A reclining winged figure rests in a pale shell-like cradle among twining morning glory vines and pink honeysuckle, set against a large pale moon and a soft blue sky. The lunette-shaped painting is framed in gilded wood, and the composition gives the figure a dreamlike, airborne quality. The painting is titled Ariel, was made by H. J. Townsend, and is dated 1845.

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