Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals
Charles Joseph Natoire · French
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
Themes: Birds, Deer, Horses, Lions, Nymphs, Orpheus, Sheep
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Date range
1757 – 1757
Largest dimension
42.5 cm
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