A Scene with a Pair of Lovers and Children Playing by the Waterside / William Etty / Attributed to William Etty
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.529
- Title
- A Scene with a Pair of Lovers and Children Playing by the Waterside
- Artist
- William Etty
- Artist Nationality
- English
- Artist Life Dates
- (1787 - 1849)
- Medium and Support
- graphite on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1800-1850
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Credit Line
- Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
- Dimensions
- 34.29 cm x 39.37 cm (13 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Physical Description
- A light sketch drawing of a scene full of activity. Towards the center of the piece is a pair of lovers in embrace. All around them are nude figures, identified as children, playing by the water. Some are fishing, others are in a boat, and the remainder are either swimming of reclining by the water's side. Below these figures is a study drawing of a person's profile angled to the left, while above the scene is a more detailed study drawing of a young boy's head.
- Secondary Keywords
- figures (representations)
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- people by age group
- physical activities
- physical activities by location
- physical activities by specific context
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- water activities
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- youth
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2493 x 2098
- File Size
- 98 KB
- Record
- 2009/1.529
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-1.529/2009_1.529.jpg
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"A Scene with a Pair of Lovers and Children Playing by the Waterside; William Etty; Attributed to William Etty." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-1.529/2009_1.529.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.