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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Publication/Creation

1800-1899

Physical description

1 drawing : pencil ; sheet 9.4 x 11.8 cm

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Lettering

Wright. Hylas & the nymphs. Lettering inscribed in ink below the drawing

Creator/production credits

John Masey Wright is also known as John Massey Wright. "Contemporary documents spell his middle name 'Masey'; 'Massey' appears in Samuel Redgrave's Dictionary of artists of the English School (1878), the form which has frequently been followed in later references" (Oxford dictionary of national biography)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2948933i

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