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White marble figure of a bathing nymph, possibly Venus, clutching a robe in both hands and standing by a small circular box. The sculpture bears similarities to aspects of Canova's 'Venus Italica' and 'Hope Venus'. However, it is not close enough in design to either of these to be deemed a copy.

English Heritage, Brodsworth Hall

Doncaster

Title

Venus (Bathing Nymph)

Date

early 19th C

Medium

marble

Measurements

Plinth: H 92 x W 53 x D 53 cm;
H 138 x W 43 x D 36 cm

Accession number

90015594

Work type

Statue

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English Heritage, Brodsworth Hall

Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN5 7XJ England

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