 In 1821 the Royal Academy accepted and exhibited one of Etty 's works , The Arrival of Cleopatra in Cilicia ( also known as The Triumph of Cleopatra ) . The painting was extremely well received , and many of Etty 's fellow artists greatly admired him . Following the praise for Cleopatra , Etty tried to replicate its success by painting nude figures in biblical , literary and mythological settings , most notably A Sketch from One of Gray 's Odes ( Youth on the Prow ) in 1822 , and the controversial Pandora Crowned by the Seasons in 1824 . Etty had travelled extensively in Italy in 1823 , and painted Pandora hastily on his return as a " testimonial of recent progress " he had made while studying paintings in Italian collections . Critical opinion of Pandora was highly divided , with some critics greatly praising it as a technical accomplishment , while others saw it as a rushed pastiche of Titian and Rubens . Pandora Crowned by the Seasons sold for 300 guineas ( about £ 25 @,@ 000 in 2016 terms ) , and secured Etty the position of Associate at the Royal Academy of Arts . 
