'Happiness'

Print by Thomas Burke after John Francis Rigaud showing a seated allegorical figure of 'Happiness' holding a caduceus surrounded by putti.

Part of a series of four allegorical frescoes (Providence, Innocence, Wisdom and Happiness) executed for the Common Council Chamber in the Guildhall in London (no longer extant) as a gift to the Corporation of London from John Boydell.

Object Details

ID: PAH6137
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Thomas Burke, Thomas; Boydell, John Rigaud, John Francis
Date made: 29 September 1799
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 613 x 491 mm