On the death of Numa, the Nymph of Egeria became a fountain of tears. This fountain at Arica our artist has depicted. The story is Ovid's. See No. 2. [P. 12; see entry 01510002 for the artist's biography.]
Catalogue. Descriptive, Biographical and Historical, of the Exhibition of Select Paintings, by Modern Artists, principally American, and living, under the Direction of a Committee of Amateurs. The Paintings borrowed for this particular purpose from friends to the arts. At the Stuyvesant Institute, for four weeks only from the day of opening, Nov. 19, 1838. New York: Printed by G.P. Scott. 1838.
Artist professional affiliation: National Academician.