The Trysting Tree (Reuben)
Created by George Frederick Halse
Date: 1875
Usually date of exhibition rather than production
Object class: sculpture
Material: processed and vegetal - terracotta
Description: 'Meanwhile, young Reuben o'er the lea
Swift-footed, takes his eager way;
And, searching round the trysting tree,
Descries, responsive to his plea,
Rosetta's pledge of fealty
For ever and for aye'
Exhibitions and other Events
Exhibited at Royal Manchester Institution, Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists, 1875
On sale at Royal Manchester Institution, Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists, 1875
£2 12s. 6d.
Citing this record
'The Trysting Tree (Reuben)', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/object.php?id=msib5_1227535601, accessed 07 Jun 2023]
