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Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

1757
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals
  • Artist: Charles Joseph Natoire (French, Nîmes 1700–1777 Castel Gandolfo)
  • Date: 1757
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, pale blue, yellow, and pink watercolor and white heightening over preliminary drawing in pencil and black chalk.
  • Dimensions: 32 3/16 x 16 3/4 in. (81.8 x 42.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.676
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection
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