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"The Royal Academy Exhibition: The Ninety-Second, 1860." The Art-Journal, 1 June 1860: 161-172.

No. 269. ‘Peg Woffington’s Visit to Triplet,’ Miss R. Solomon. This is really a picture of great power, and in execution so firm and masculine that it would scarcely be pronounced the work of a lady. The subject is from Charles Reade’s “Peg Woffington.” The heroine visits Triplet and his family, in the words of Triplet himself, “Coming like sunshine into poor men’s houses, and turning drooping hearts to daylight and hope.” It is gratifying, encouraging, and full of hope, to find a picture so admirably painted by a lady; it is, moreover, the offspring of thought and intelligence, as well as study and labour. The artist was not content to seek a theme on trodden ways, but sought, and found it, where she might obtain evidence of originality as well as power. She adds another name to the many who receive honour as great women of the age. (p.168) ......... No. 346. 'Moses,' S. Solomon. There is an oppressive influence in this work that sinks the spirits; there is no ray of hope to point to a glorious future for the infant, whom his mother is about to commit to the thin basket held by his sister. The heads are rather Egyptian than Jewish; they seem to have been painted from the same model. Being mother and daughter, a certain degree of likeness is allowable, but they are too distinctly identical. Jochebed is too poorly clad; every credit, however, is due to the artist for the style of the apparel of both figures. (p.169)

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