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Nymphs (Greek deities)

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  • Corisca and the satyr: he pulls at Corisca's hair, trying to rape her, but he has seized a hair extension, enabling her to push him over and run away to safety. Crayon-manner by W.W. Ryland, 1763 after F. Lauri.
  • Nymphs sleeping. Etching by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani, 1787.
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Catalogue

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    Four nymphs picking fruit from trees in a forest, in the presence of a river god. Lithograph by F. Piloty, ca. 1811, after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

    Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543. | Date: [1811] | Reference: 3009249i
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    Two water nymphs seducing Hylas. Pencil drawing attributed to J. Masey Wright.

    Wright, John Massey, 1777-1866. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 2948933i
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    Nymphs bathing. Colour engraving by S. Mulinari after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

    Parmigianino, 1503-1540. | Date: 1766 | Reference: 3015538i
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    An arbour, in which satyrs are raping nymphs. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

    Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721. | Date: [1841] | Reference: 2922669i
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    Two nymphs making love, attended by Cupid who prevents the approach of a satyr. Etching, 16--, after Agostino Carracci, 1599.

    Carracci, Agostino, 1557-1602. | Date: [between 1600 and 1699] | Reference: 2855090i
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