Dancing Nymph with Bow and Arrows

1752-1754

John Baptist Jackson

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

The image shows a woman standing with her feet crossed as she steps on a helmet and a bow. Her arms are slightly bent outward, holding up a flowing garment around her knees. The woman's facial features include a direct gaze with delicately arched eyebrows and a subtle smile. Her hair is styled with curls that cascade around her face, adorned with floral decorations. She is dressed in a light, flowing dress with billowing sleeves, revealing her arms and shoulders. The fabric around her legs creates a voluminous appearance. No jewelry or accessories are visible, and she is not holding any additional objects. The background is plain and unadorned, emphasizing the figure and her posture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in green and black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31 x 17.5 cm (12 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.130

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 50


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.,purchased October 16, 1990; Christmas present to her husband, Jacob Kainen; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003.

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1962.

Wikidata ID

Q76346196

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