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A nymph reclining under a tree

Drawing
late 16th century - early 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink drawing depicting a nymph reclining under a tree, and in the distance another carried off by a faun.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA nymph reclining under a tree (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink
Brief description
Copy after Annibale Carracci depicting a nymph reclining under a tree, formerly attributed to Domenico Campagnola. Italian School, ca. late 16th - early 17th century.
Physical description
Pen and ink drawing depicting a nymph reclining under a tree, and in the distance another carried off by a faun.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5in
  • Width: 9.125in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p. 32, cat. n. 656 The following is the full text of the entry: copies after CARRACCI, ANNIBALE 656 A naked nymph reclining under a tree and in the distance another carried off by a faun Pen and ink 6 1/2 x 9 1/8 (165 x 232) D.1005-1900 PROVENANCE T. Dimsdale (Lugt 2426, on the back); Dalton Bequest 1900 LITERATURE Dalton Catalogue, p. 12 (ascribed to Domenico Campagnola) Copy of a drawing by Carracci in the Jabach Collection in the Louvre (engraved in Recueil de 283 estampes, Paris, 1754). Not illustrated
Collection
Accession number
D.1005-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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