- Artist
- George Romney 1734–1802
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 756 × 635 mm
frame: 926 × 795 × 90 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed by Mrs Arthur James 1948
- Reference
- N05850
Display caption
In A Midsummer Nights Dream, Puck circles the earth in 40 minutes to fetch a love potion for Oberon. His story is one of the origins of the idea of fairy flight.
The sitter for this Puck (who also goes by the name Robin Goodfellow) is Tom Hayley, a young sculptor.
Gallery label, October 2020
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