Aurora and Zephyr

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Frost was a painter of portraits, mythological and historical subjects. He was a protégé of the painter William Etty (1787–1849) and trained at the Royal Academy schools. His mythological work was chiefly drawn from the writings of Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599) and John Milton (1608–1674). Zephyr, Greek god of the west wind, and Aurora, Roman goddess of the dawn, appear in Milton’s poem 'L'Allegro'.

Touchstones Rochdale

Rochdale

Title

Aurora and Zephyr

Date

1852

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 90 x W 69.5 cm

Accession number

212

Acquisition method

gift from Robert Taylor Heape, 1911

Work type

Painting

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