BENSELL, George Frederick (1837-1879. Closing In. Ca. 1855. Texasaudubon White returned to England to

White returned to England to seek more provisions and by the time he returned to the Roanoke Colony in 1590

unique landscape

his crusade to preserve America's "Noble Savage" was failing

23 1/2 x 22 inches

The staffage figures are not meant to serve the general aesthetics of the scene

BENSELL, George Frederick (1837-1879. Closing In. Ca. 1855. Texasaudubon White returned to England toBENSELL, George Frederick (1837 1879)Closing InOil on boardCirca 185529 3 4" x 36" board; 35" x 41 1 2" framed Provenance: Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York; Mr. William B. Ruger. The American West was a captivating subject for artists of the nineteenth century. The American War of Independence had inspired a national need for an identity divorced from that of Britain and American artists found this in the majestic landscape and people of the American