Born in Paris, English Academic artist Edward Poynter painted historical and mythological motifs. Poynter, the uncle of writer Rudyard Kipling, studied with James McNeill Whistler, and his sister became the wife of Edward Burne-Jones. Andromeda is a lush figure-study of the mythical heroine Andromeda, chained to a sea rock by Poseidon and then ultimately rescued by Perseus. This commanding Mixed-Media tableau will be a dramatic focal point for dramatic decorating and luxury homes in Southampton, New York.