FREDERICK CHARLES UNDERHILL (fl.1851-1875)
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Oil on canvas
89 x 114.3cm (35 x 45in)

Underhill was a painter of genre, coastal scenes and biblical subjects. He exhibited from 1851-75 at the Royal Academy. His submissions to the RA included Sea Coast, 1852; The Gypsy Mother, 1855 and Hagar and Ishmael, 1863. The Dinner Hour is in the Birmingham Art Gallery.

St Anthony faced a series of supernatural temptations during his time in the desert. His plight has been explored by artists over the centuries with ever greater imagination, as in the present work.

Provenance:
Purchased by the present owner circa 1990