An idyllic depiction of a youth, sitting in an apple tree, playing the flute.
The painting is in line with the Pre-Raphaelites and Aesthetic Movement.
The inscription, " Singing he was or fluting all the day"–– comes from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales ( and continues to: "He was as fresh as is the month of May").
Dimensions: 56cm x 48cm (frame: 76cm x 13cm)
An idyllic depiction of a youth, sitting in an apple tree, playing the flute.
The painting is in line with the Pre-Raphaelites and Aesthetic Movement.
The inscription, " Singing he was or fluting all the day"–– comes from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales ( and continues to: "He was as fresh as is the month of May").
Dimensions: 56cm x 48cm (frame: 76cm x 13cm)