The Water Nymphs
Datec. 1920
Artist
Rachel Cassels Brown
(Scottish artist, children's illustrator, lithographer and etcher, 1875–1953)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 6 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (15.9 × 25.1 cm)
sheet: 9 3/16 × 11 3/8 in. (23.3 × 28.9 cm)
sheet: 9 3/16 × 11 3/8 in. (23.3 × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robin & Cynthia Fanshawe, 2010
Object number2010-6
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextIn this scene of nymphs, frolicking at water’s edge Brown’s technical ability as an etcher is clear. Subtle tonalities, diminishing as the landscape recedes, create a refined sense of depth. It is unclear whether this composition was created to illustrate a text, or simply out of creative fancy.
