A nymph seated on a rock and holding a lyre, surrounded by water and fish; representing a Rhinemaiden (Die Lorelei, nymph of the Rhine). Stipple engraving by J.H. Baker after F.R. Roffe after L.M. von Schwanthaler.

  • Schwanthaler, Ludwig Michael von, 1802-1848.
Date:
[between 1800 and 1899]
Reference:
3147486i
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Publication/Creation

London : Published for the proprietors, [between 1800 and 1899]

Physical description

1 print : stipple engraving, en chine ; platemark 35.2 x 26.2 cm

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The nymph of the Rhine. From the statue by Schwanthaler. F.R. Roffe, del.t ; J.H. Baker, sculp.t.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3147486i

Reproduction note

After a sculpture by Ludwig Michael von Schwanthaler which exists in various forms, including bronze casts in the Hofgarten, Munich, and at Viborg, Denmark, and a porcelain reduction, 1847

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