Apollo pursuing Daphne (after Flemish School)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1674 - 1675
Materials
Oil paint and canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1200 mm
Order this imageCollection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553501
Summary
Painting. An oil painting on canvas, Apollo pursuing Daphne, English School, after Flemish School (Huysmans Abraham Janssens), c1674. Classical portrait showing Apollo, on the left of Daphne, whose legs are turning into roots, and whose hands are sprouting twigs.
Provenance
In situ in house, over fireplace since 1675; on loan with Tredegar House from Newprt Museums and Galleries
Credit line
Tredegar House, The Morgan Collection (on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museums and Galleries)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist after Flemish School, artist