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The Flight of Florimell

Date1819
Object PlaceUnited States, North America
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions28 × 36 inches (71.12 × 91.44 cm)
Credit LineCity of Detroit Purchase
Object number44.165
DescriptionThe vertical painting, has a young woman (Florimell) who is mounted on a galloping white horse as its center of attention. Florimell is looking over her left shoulder as though she is fleeing from someone or something. The background is that of a landscape, where two mounted men in armor are emerging from the heavily wooded area.
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Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, American Art, Paintings 1