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Apollo and the Nymphs
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National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Artist
Richard Earlom (1743-1822) after Wilson
Title
Apollo and the Nymphs
Date
Published 20 April 1772
Medium
Mezzotint on thick laid paper
Dimensions
470 x 618 mm
Dimensions
18 1/2 x 24 5/16 in.
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National Museum Wales, Cardiff. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
NMW A 11417
Wilson Online Reference
E24A
Description
Apollo is seen playing his lyre on the banks of a river in a classical landscape with nymphs dancing in a ring and two children blowing bubbles. There is a temple and statue of a river god on the right right with hills in the background to the left and the sky infused with the rays of the rising sun.
Apollo is seen playing his lyre on the banks of a river in a classical landscape with nymphs dancing in a ring and two children blowing bubbles. There is a temple and statue of a river god on the right right with hills in the background to the left and the sky infused with the rays of the rising sun.
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Provenance
Given by Major F. Treharne James, 1922
Given by Major F. Treharne James, 1922
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image: [1] Lower left: R. Wilson pinxt [2] Lower centre: R. Sayer Excudit [3] Lower right: R. Earlom sculp [4] Lower centre: APOLLO and the NYMPHS | From an ORGINAL PICTURE in the Possession of Mr. Sayer [5] Lower left: London. Printed for Robt. Sayer Map & Print Seller No. 5 New Fleet Sreet [6] Lower right: Published as the Act directs April 20th 1772 Inscribed in pencil on original sheet: [1] Lower left corner: 113 in ellipse [2] Lower right corner: F/M/- [3] Upper right corner: b.E. 181/4 x 22
Lettered below the image:
[1] Lower left: R. Wilson pinxt
[2] Lower centre: R. Sayer Excudit
[3] Lower right: R. Earlom sculp
[4] Lower centre: APOLLO and the NYMPHS | From an ORGINAL PICTURE in the Possession of Mr. Sayer
[5] Lower left: London. Printed for Robt. Sayer Map & Print Seller No. 5 New Fleet Sreet
[6] Lower right: Published as the Act directs April 20th 1772
Inscribed in pencil on original sheet:
[1] Lower left corner: 113 in ellipse
[2] Lower right corner: F/M/-
[3] Upper right corner: b.E. 181/4 x 22
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Subject
Based loosely on a passage from the Homeric <span class="italic">Hymn to Apollo</span>. The subject was popular with classical landscape painters of the 17th and 18th centuries. Apollo, god of the Sun, plays his lyre while the four Seasons (here described as nymphs) dance to the music.
Based loosely on a passage from the Homeric
Hymn to Apollo
. The subject was popular with classical landscape painters of the 17th and 18th centuries. Apollo, god of the Sun, plays his lyre while the four Seasons (here described as nymphs) dance to the music.
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Related Prints
E47 William Woollett and Benjamin Pouncy after Wilson, <i>Apollo and the Seasons</i>, The British Museum E47A William Woollett and Benjamin Pouncy after Wilson, <i>Apollo and the Seasons</i>, Royal Academy of Arts, London
E47 William Woollett and Benjamin Pouncy after Wilson,
Apollo and the Seasons
, The British Museum
E47A William Woollett and Benjamin Pouncy after Wilson,
Apollo and the Seasons
, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Versions
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See 'Links' tab
Related Paintings
P164 <i>Apollo and the Seasons</i>, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge P164A <i>Apollo and the Seasons</i>, Indianapolis Museum of Art
P164
Apollo and the Seasons
, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
P164A
Apollo and the Seasons
, Indianapolis Museum of Art
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Critical commentary
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Old Accession Number: 22.7 1922.1 Gift
Old Accession Number: 22.7
1922.1 Gift
Bibliography
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
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Condition/Conservation
Very dirty overall. There is a vertical tear along the platemark lower right, about 3 in. long. Trimmed to the platemark except of the left side.
Very dirty overall. There is a vertical tear along the platemark lower right, about 3 in. long. Trimmed to the platemark except of the left side.
Illustrations of the Work
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Work of Art
Prints
William Woollett and Benjamin Pouncy, after Wilson,
Apollo and the Seasons
The British Museum
William Woollett and Benjamin Pouncy after Wilson,
Apollo and the Seasons
, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Versions
Richard Earlom (1743-1822) after Wilson,
Apollo and the Nymphs
, The British Museum
Richard Earlom (1743-1822) after Wilson,
Apollo and the Nymphs
, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Apollo and the Seasons
, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Apollo and the Seasons
, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Exhibitions
Biographies
Richard Earlom, 1743-1822
Robert Sayer, 1725-1794
Major F. Treharne James, 1861-1942
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