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Allegory of Apollo, Nature and Time

Drawing
after c.1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Thulden, Theodoor Van (artist)
Place of origin
Holland (drawn)

On the left Apollo, holding a wreath over the head of Temperance, presents her to Nature on the right, who is being carried by Earth towards her tomb lower right; Time holds an hourglass avove Nature's head, while a winged putto, with and upturned torch is at her side. Six lines of text below the image; Pen and brown ink, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Drawing
TitleAllegory of Apollo, Nature and Time (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, on paper
Pen
Brown Ink
Brown Wash
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing 'Allegory of Apollo, Nature and Time', by Theodoor van Thulden, pen and brown ink, after c.1650
Physical description
On the left Apollo, holding a wreath over the head of Temperance, presents her to Nature on the right, who is being carried by Earth towards her tomb lower right; Time holds an hourglass avove Nature's head, while a winged putto, with and upturned torch is at her side. Six lines of text below the image; Pen and brown ink, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 131mm
  • Width: 137mm
Style
Dutch School
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed by the artist, at bottom, in brown ink, Apollo presentert aende Natuer tot goede / welvaere(?) cruyde der medesynen ende de maticheyt / ende ter wyle hy die versmaet gaet den santlooper uijt / ende natuere vervalt naer het graft waer si j vande / aerde wert ontfangen. Het kind mette faccel / nederwaerts betreurt een geforseerde doot
    Translation
    ‘For her good health Apollo presents Nature with medicinal herbs and temperance, and whilst she disdains them, an hourglass flows and Nature wastes away towards the tomb where she is carried by Earth. A child with a torch held upside down regrets a death in this manner’
  • Inscribed on verso, in graphite, 1.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Benjamin West (1738–1820), London, his sale, London, Sotheby's, 11 May 1836, lot 30 'JORDAENS. A series of five designs relating to the history of Holland, bistre wash ' (to 'Palser'); Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. 2503 on verso), 1869.
Subjects depicted
Hourglass
Love
Time
Fame
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat.559, pp.480-81
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.490

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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