Sleepingnymph.jpg
Summary
Angelica Kauffmann : A Sleeping Nymph Watched by a Shepherd ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q123098
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Title |
A Sleeping Nymph Watched by a Shepherd
label QS:Len,"A Sleeping Nymph Watched by a Shepherd"
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Description |
A shepherd watches a sleeping nymph while Cupid places an arrow in her quiver, her bow lying on the ground beside her
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Date |
circa 1780
date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium |
oil
on
copper
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q753,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 45.7 cm (18 in); width: 52 cm (20.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,45.72U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,52U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q213322
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Current location |
British Galleries, room 118; The Wolfson Gallery, case WW
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Accession number |
23-1886
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Object history | Purchased, 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions |
Signature center right:
Angelica Kauffman / pinxt
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References | Victoria and Albert Museum, online collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Victoria and Albert Museum |
Licensing
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Original upload log
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- 2008-01-02 15:21 VAwebteam 721×582× (74362 bytes) A Sleeping Nymph Watched by a Shepherd , about 1780, Angelica Kauffman V&A Museum no. 23-1886 Techniques - oil on copper Dimensions - Height 45.72 cm (painting) Width 52 cm (painting) Object Type - Work by Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807) was often based