The Bathers

William Etty

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Object Label

Best known for allegorical and mythological scenes that allowed him to demonstrate his great facility for rendering the nude figure, Etty here offers a subject that is more informal in tone if not in finish. Three female bathers gather around a boat moored on a riverbank, while a fourth clothed figure sits inside the barge. Etty painted several such scenes of summertime bathing during his career, most frequently calling on the landscape of the countryside of his native York, England.

Caption

William Etty British, 1787–1849. The Bathers, probably 1840s. Oil on canvas, 7 1/8 × 13 3/16 in. (18.1 × 33.5 cm) frame: 13 1/4 × 19 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (33.7 × 49.5 × 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 21.121. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 21.121.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

The Bathers

Date

probably 1840s

Geography

Place made: England

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

7 1/8 × 13 3/16 in. (18.1 × 33.5 cm) frame: 13 1/4 × 19 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (33.7 × 49.5 × 3.2 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett

Accession Number

21.121

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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