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    Apollo and the Nymphs
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    Artist
    Richard Earlom (1743-1822) after Wilson
    Title
    Apollo and the Nymphs
    Date
    Published 10 April 1772
    Medium
    Mezzotint with etching
    Dimensions
    Metric: 464 x 558 mm
    Imperial: 18 1/4 x 22in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    2006,U.402
    Wilson Online Reference
    E24B
    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.
    Provenance
    Acquired 2006
    Signature/inscription
    Scratched below the image with the artists' names and publication line: 'R. Sayer. Excudit publishd, April 10th. 1772'
    Verso inscriptions
    [1] Inscribed in pencil: '- 7/6 fine proof'
    Subject
    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.
    Related Prints
    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
    See 'Links' tab
    Related Paintings
    P164 Apollo and the Seasons, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
    P164A Apollo and the Seasons, Indianapolis Museum of Art
    Condition/Conservation
    Scratched letter proof before title

    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, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • 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

    Biographies

    • Richard Earlom (1743-1822)
    • Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
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