Featuring an early 19th century oil on canvas mounted on panel, the narrative from Sophocles' greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, depicting the Shepherd saving Oedipus as a child, who was abandoned by his parents because of the oracle of the Pythia, set above a rectangular antiqued mirror, and framed within a 20th century Neoclassical style giltwood frame with beaded borders and egg and dart motif, unsigned.

66 1/4 x 34 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Upper painting with scattered areas of professional restoration, visible under UV light examination; later mirror and frame.