 In 1809 Etty 's uncle William , with whom he had been staying , died . Etty was forced into an inconvenient transient lifestyle , moving from lodging to lodging . However , Etty had been left a significant sum in his uncle 's will , and his brother Walter now took over their uncle 's position at Bodley , Etty and Bodley , giving Walter the means to support the younger William 's work financially . In 1811 Etty 's persistence paid off . He finally had two of his paintings accepted for exhibition — Telemachus Rescues Antiope from the Fury of the Wild Boar at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition , and Sappho at the British Institution . The latter sold for the respectable sum of 25 guineas ( about £ 1 @,@ 600 in 2016 terms ) . Although from now on Etty would have at least one work accepted for the Summer Exhibition each year , he had little commercial success and generated little interest over the next few years . By 1814 , Etty was becoming widely respected at the RA for his use of colour and in particular his ability to produce realistic flesh tones . 
