Charles Rolt - Sabina borne up by the Water Nymph 1844
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Sabrina and the Nymphs 1845 Oil painting William Edward Frost
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DescriptionArtist: Charles Rolt (fl. 1844-1867)Title: "Sabina borne up by the Water Nymph” Medium: Pencil, pen ink and watercolour heightened with white Size: 135 x 235mm Signed: yes, and dated 1844 Framed, mounted & glazed Notes: Rolt painted this artwork in 1844, a year later William Edward Frost painted a similar painting “Sabrina and the Nymphs”, this hangs in the Leicester art gallery. Frost’s painting was done as a print by Peter Lightfoot. According to the ‘The Royal Academy of Arts a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904’ by Graves Algernon; in 1849 Rolt exhibited a painting at the Royal Academy, “342 Sabrina in the hall of Nereus. " The Water nymphs, that in the bottom played. Held up their pearled wrists and took her in, Bearing her straight to aged Nereus' hall, etc." Comus.” Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/9/2025
It's quite lovely with flowing lines to define the drapery and elegant forms in the renaissance manner. The neoclassicism label of the era came after to emcompass this revival of the style.
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