Classical Scene with Sphinx and Ruined Monuments
Robert Streeter (London 1624 - London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1644 - 1680
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1460 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453802
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Classical Scene with Sphinx and Ruined Monuments, by Robert Streater (London 1624 - London 1680). This painting forms a pair with Streater's Herdsmen with their Flock and Ruined Monuments.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by the Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961
Credit line
Dyrham Park, The Blathwayt Collection (acquired by the Ministry of Works via the National Land Fund in 1956, and transferred to the National Trust)
Makers and roles
Robert Streeter (London 1624 - London 1680), artist