A View of Walton Bridge Frame:natural to whom Niobe has declared

to whom Niobe has declared herself superior on account of her fecundity

but was left unfinished probably until the mid-1660s

but the grounds for this are unknown

The two central characters of Tasso's story are the focus of Poussin's painting

Poussin takes as his starting point two texts from the Book of Samuel

A View of Walton Bridge Frame:natural to whom Niobe has declaredA drawing in the Paul Mellon collection and an engraving by A. Walker both seem to relate to a similar painting of 1755 also in the Mellon collection. According to a catalogue of the Hollis collection, Hollis is depicted in the foreground with his friend Thomas Brand, his servant Francesco Giovannini and his dog Malta. Canaletto appears to have depicted himself seated sketching on a low stool and wearing a hat and long gown.