Title from catalogue raisonné.
Wright: W. 85
Handwritten on item: Two peasants at Lago di Nemi in the Alban Hills, near Rome. Near this spot was the Sacred Grove, wherein a priest officiated for a year, being then murdered by his successor. Peasants have now succeeded that priesthood. J.C. See Frazer's, "The Golden Bough". Own proof J.C.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; May 1946
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Wright, Harold J. L. “The lithographs of John Copley and Ethel Gabain.” Albert Roullier Art Galleries, 1924, Chicago.