Works included in this catalogue
* Paton (J.N.) A Dream of Latmos 1879 {1882} Loc? [PA]
Ryall after Paton (J.N.) The Pursuit of Pleasure 1864 {by 1865} NGV? [PR]
The artist, the older brother of Waller Hugh Paton, turned down an invitation to become a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. In 1865, he was appointed to the position of the Queen’s Limner for Scotland. A specialist in historical compositions, he was also noted for his images of Celtic legends and fairy pictures. He was generally known as Noel.
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For the artist, see Bénézit 10, pp.995-95 and AKL 94 (2017), p.425 (both noting the NGV work); see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Noel_Paton