Sabrina
Oil Painting
ca. 1821 (painted)
ca. 1821 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The subject of this painting is taken from the masque Comus by John Milton (1608-1674). Sabrina features in the masque as a water nymph on the river Severn. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy London in 1821, accompanied by the quotation;
'That with moist curb sways the smooth Severn stream'
and
'... the nymphs that nightly dance
Upon thy streams with wily glance'
'That with moist curb sways the smooth Severn stream'
and
'... the nymphs that nightly dance
Upon thy streams with wily glance'
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Sabrina (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas by Henry Howard entitled 'Sabrina' (Milton 'Comus'). Great Britain, ca. 1821. |
| Physical description | Oil on canvas; showing nymphs dancing on a stream, with two swans to the bottom right. On a throne to the left of the composition sits Sabrina, the water nymph of the River Severn. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Sir W. Tite |
| Object history | Given by Sir W. Tite |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | <i> Comus</i> by John Milton |
| Summary | The subject of this painting is taken from the masque Comus by John Milton (1608-1674). Sabrina features in the masque as a water nymph on the river Severn. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy London in 1821, accompanied by the quotation; 'That with moist curb sways the smooth Severn stream' and '... the nymphs that nightly dance Upon thy streams with wily glance' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.245[O] |
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| Record created | April 25, 2006 |
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