Tag: Frederic

Frederic, Lord Leighton, 1830–1896 The Fisherman and the Syren, c. 1856–1858 Oil on canvas 66.3 × 48.7 cm (26.1 × 19.2 in) Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery Inspired by a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, THE FISHERMAN This early work both illustrated and was inspired by a poem by Goethe, which tells the story of…