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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1905,1019.12
Description
Nymphs at their bath by a rocky pool; most nude, three seen from behind and clambering over rocks Brush drawing in grey ink
Producer name
Drawn by:
Cornelis van Poelenburch
(?)
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1610-1667
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
166 millimetres
Width:
235 millimetres
(l corner made up)
Curator's comments
MRK suggests a possible attribution to A. van der Cabel.
Bibliographic references
Hind 1915-31 / Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(2)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bathing
classical mythology
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
J D Reigh
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Panton Betew
(1799)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Acquisition date
1905
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1905,1019.12