Daphne's Bath
Oil Painting
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| Place of origin |
In Greek mythology, the nymph Daphne escaped from the god Apollo by transforming herself into a laurel tree. As depicted here, another suitor, Leucippus, disguised himself as a girl to join Daphne and her companions when they were bathing, but was killed when his true identity was discovered.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Daphne's Bath (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on millboard |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'Daphne's Bath', George Frederick Watts |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Probably the painting by Watts Ionides mentions as ;study from nude' in his inventory, and valued at £150. Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides, 1900. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | In Greek mythology, the nymph Daphne escaped from the god Apollo by transforming herself into a laurel tree. As depicted here, another suitor, Leucippus, disguised himself as a girl to join Daphne and her companions when they were bathing, but was killed when his true identity was discovered. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CAI.2 |
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| Record created | June 17, 2003 |
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