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Behind the Scenes at Theatre de L Abri, Paris, FranceBehind the Scenes at the erotic revue performed at the Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France with principal dancer Louis Espinoza - Le Ballet des Nymphes. Date: circa 1910s
Wedgwood Jasperware covered jugOld English Pottery and Porcelain - Wedgwood Jasper Ware. A beautical covered jug - exemplifying the Wedgwood blue colour. The nymphs and cupids, applied in white relief, are highly finished
PRAXITELES (flourished 370, -330 BC). Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus. ca. 330 BC. Hermes carrying the child Dionysus to the nymphs who were charged with his rearing. Classical Greek art
Folklore / Water NymphSea nymphs
(The Morning After of a Faun) Le Lendemain d un Faune (or, What an Afternoon ) - The Great success of the new ballet L Apres-Midi d un Faune in which the faun, failing to abduct the nymph herself
Odyssey / Cyclops & PipesPolyphemus the Cyclops at the opening of his cave, staff in one hand and pipes in the other. Three sea nymphs and a dolphin are in the background
Unseen BeingsAn artist paints a dreary beach scene, unaware of the water-nymphs disporting on the sands around him
Widow Ducker and Her Nymphs at Scarborough, YorkshireWidow Ducker and Her Nymphs at Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812
Water Nymphs, 1877, by Witold Pruszkowski (1846-1896)Witold Pruszkowski (1846-1896). Polish painter. Water Nymphs, 1877. Detail. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018
MOSLEMS AND HOURISMoslems are taught that if they die for the faith, they will find beautiful nymphs - HOURIS - awaiting them in the next world : so they go happily to their deaths
HOURISMoslems are taught that if they die for the faith, they will find beautiful nymphs - HOURIS - awaiting them in the next world : so they go happily to their deaths
Chocolate pot, vase, cup and saucerGreen chocolate pot with Three Graces and dancing nymphs (top); blue ewer or vase with Venus and Cupid (bottom); white cup and saucer with ivy leaves; and green cup and saucer with Venus
Medallions mounted in gold and steel. Subjects include nymphs sacrificing to Peace, Apollo with lyre, Cupid on a swan, Cancer Zodiac sign, Bourbonnais shepherd, etc. Chromolithograph by W
Vase with reliefs of the nine Muses, nymphs as archers and nymphs. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood
Platter from Moustiers, France, with sea godPlatter from Moustiers, France, decorated with scene of sea god Neptune and naiads with trident. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Plate from Rouen, France, with scene of VenusPlate from Rouen, France, decorated with scene of Venus and nymphs riding dolphins serenaded by Pan. Border of shells, masks and foliage
Plaque from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century, with riverside landscape vignette inside border of naked nymphs within a floral pattern
The education of Bacchus. Three nymphs offer a bunch of grapes to the little god Bacchus who is raised up by his tutor Silenus. Mercury sits at right with a cithara (lyre)
Les Nymphes de Trianon at Versailles, FranceLes Nymphes de Trianon (The Trianon Nymphs) -- alarmed at the arrival of the diplomats for the Versailles Treaty talks. 1919
Mythological scene on a greetings card, with cherubs, water nymphs and sea creatures. With an ornate white and gold border and embossed paper flaps. Date: circa 1890s
The woman on the left belongs in Chelsea, while the one on the right comes from The Ladies Mile, Hyde Park. Date: 1928
BRIAN & THE OCEAN NYMPHS BRIAN & THE OCEAN NYMPHSBrian and the ocean nymphs
EGERIA AND NUMANUMA, second king of Rome, is instructed by the nymph EGERIA in his wise legislation for the Roman people Date: circa 680 BC
SATYRS & NYMPHS SATYRS & NYMPHSThree Satyrs - who appear to be vegetarians - encounter a bunch of hunting nymphs, who are manifestly carnivorous
HYLASA youth of whom Herakles is very fond; but during the Golden Fleece expedition, sent to fetch water, he is carried off by the nymphs of Mysia and never seen by Herakles again
NYMPHS OVER STREAMOne of the knights of the Round Table sees these creatures above a stream - are they nymphs, sprites, fairies or sirens ?
Nymphs & satyr frolicking by the waters edge. Date: circa 1913
Ara Pacis Augustae. Tellus panelRoman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Tellus panel. Relief depicting Tellus nursing Romulus and Remus. Dated 13 BC. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy
Triton and Nereid by Arnold Bocklin - Symbolist PaintingReproduction of a work by Arnold Bocklin (18271901) a Swiss symbolist painter, entitled " Triton and Nereid". See: 10949416 for an alternate version of the same scene by the same artist
Votive relief for the shepherd god. About 160 AD. Two figures of Pan in a grotto with an altar and a tree between them, above three nymphs, Hermes and a cult pillar of Hecate. Glyptothek. Munich
RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Diana and her Nymphs Surprised by Fauns. 1638-1640. Detail. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum
A Christmas Menu by A. K. MacdonaldA double page spread illustration featuring various illustrated vignettes showing nymph-like young ladies representing various festive food stuffs and cocktails. 1934
NYMPH ECHO
Hermes & Zeus (Lagrenee)Hermes carries the infant Zeus to the nymphs of Melissa for safe-keeping
Gossip about Fairies 35Water nymphs are the companions of Neptune (Poseidon) and frolic around him as he rides his chariot through the waves
Three-part song, The flocks shall leave the mountainsSheet music, three-part song (trio) in C minor for Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus, The flocks shall leave the mountains, the woods the turtle dove, the nymphs forsake the fountains
Fete Champetre at Ashcombe HousePage showing a number of photographs from the Fete Champetre at Ashcome House, home of Cecil Beaton house in Wiltshire. Date: 1937
Nymphs frolicking by a pool. Date: circa 1913
Clock - Three Graces by E M Flaconet - Marble and BronzeThe Three Graces by Etienne-Maurice Flaconet (1716-1791) from circa 1770 a clock made from white marble and gilt bronze Date: circa 1770
A mountain valley with Diana and her nymphs by Jan Tilens (1Jan Tilens (1589-1630). Flemish painter. A mountain valley with Diana and her nymphs. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
Basin with reliefs of a marine procession (Thiasos). Rome. IBasin with reliefs depicting a procession (Thiasos) with Tritons and Nereids with weapons forged by Hephaestus for Achilles. Pentelic marble. Found in the Hospital of the Holy Spirit (Rome). 120 BC
Greek Art. Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus. GreeceGreek Art. Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus. Built around the year 160. Altis. Sanctuary of Olympia. Greece
Greek Art. Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus. Doric column. GreecGreek Art. Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus. Built around the year 160. Doric column. Altis. Sanctuary of Olympia. Greece
Mosaic depicting Hylas and the Nymphs, dated between the late 2nd century B.C. and early Imperial Period. Tor Bella Monaca. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome
Roman art. Fountain dedicated to the Nymphas. 2nd century A.C.. Butrint. Albania
Music cover, Nymphs of the Sea, waltz by J Rowland, dedicated to Viscountess Galway. Played at Serlby Hall in celebration of the 35th wedding anniversary of George Edmund Milnes Monckton-Arundell
Lady Loughborough as Weeping Willow - Elspeth PhelpsSheila Chisholm, Lady Loughborough, later Lady Milbanke, pictured on the front cover of The Sketch wearing her costume for the part of Weeping Willow in the Nymphs of the Forest tableau performed at
Lillah McCarthy in Elspeth Phelps -Nymphs of Forest tableauActress Lillah McCarthy pictured in a dress designed by Elspeth Phelps for the Nymphs of the Forest tableau performed at the Petticoat Lane Fair at the Albert Hall in 1917
Mrs Morrison-Bell as Oak for Nymphs of Forest tableauMrs Morrison-Bell pictured wearing a gown designed by Elspeth Phelps for the Nymphs of the Forest tableau featuring a number of society women
Paris, France - Fontaine des innocents, originally called Fountain of the Nymphs. It is the oldest monumental fountain in Paris which was built to commemorate the solemn royal entry of King Henry II
Paris, France - Chateau d Eau, Jardin du Luxembourg. Date: 1830
Once Upon a Time - a sketch by Claude SheppersonTwo nymphs sit and watch a group of fauns and magical creatures happily play. Date: 1918
Children from Scholfield Home, Wavertree, at ConwayChildren from the Scholfield Home, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, play at sea nymphs on the beach on a trip to Conway in North Wales
Church of Agia Marina Location at Thissio, Athens, GreeceChurch of Agia Marina (Saint Marina) Location at Thissio, Athens, Greece. Located right next to the National Observatory and opposite Pnyka Hill on the Hill of the Nymphs
Classical wooded landscape, by GlauberClassical wooded landscape with Diana returned from the hunt at rest with her nymphs, by Johannes Glauber (called Polidoro, 1646-c.1726), with figures by Gerard de Lairesse (c.1641-1711)
Sea nymphs [?]. Engraving from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 447. Date: 1646
Group of Nymphs in Park Lake, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
The Nymphs by Hookway CowlesThe Nymphs An Illustration by Hookway Cowles depicts 5 women in thin revealing clothing, nearly naked in appearance, prancing through the forest with the sunlight trying to penetrate the Undergrowth
Greek Costume / LouvreANCIENT GREECE: Nymphs of the cortege of Aphrodite (Venus) wearing sheer & ornamented chitons through which their bodies are clearly visible. Date: B.C
Drowning Girl
Folklore / NymphsHerakles met these nymphs on his way to steal the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, and they warned him of the dangers involved
WOODNYMPHSWood Nymphs run through the moonlit woods, accompanied by Little People of various kinds
Purcells opera King Arthur at Drury Lane Theatre, LondonPurcells opera King Arthur on stage at Drury Lane Theatre, London. This is the scene where Arthur is tempted by two nymphs or sirens bathing in a stream, but resists the temptation
Shepherdesses by E. H. ShepardGorgeous illustration, a homage to the title of the magazine, The Sketch Book, with shepherdesses in varying states of dress and undress temporarily leave the pages of E. H
The May Queen with attendants, Mid WalesA group of children dressed as nymphs or fairies, and four attendants with feathered headdresses, with a young woman, probably the May Queen, enthroned at the centre
The Nymph of the Tree TopA nymph, naked except for diaphanous drapery, stands above the tree tops surveying the forest below
June Rose-Buds by A. K. MacdonaldSeries of delicate vignettes by A. K. Macdonald featuring lithe young ladies in various states of undress, picking or enjoying the fragrance of voluptuous June roses
Modern Life in Silhouette by PierrotInteresting illustration depicting various people of 1924, including a soldier, a couple in evening dress and a newsboy, following a line which eventually transforms into a group of dancing nymphs
L Apres Midi D Un Faun by Frank M. LeaA rather ugly faun sleeps off a big lunch while a nymph like waitress, naked but for her apron and hat carries away a tray
What the Angler Saw by A. K. MacdonaldAn angler, coming to fish at a salmon pool at dawn is astonished to see a group of lithe and naked nymphs cavorting above the water to a tune played on pipes by Pan
The Trail Of The Monster, Or, The Forgotten Cigar, by CharlA illustration showing two nymphs cautiously inspecting a smoke trail
CuriosityGroup of nymphs watching a couple of lovers embracing under the moonlight. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
Boats into NymphsTurnus burns the boats of Aeneas, but they are made from wood sacred to the mother- goddess Cybele, so she turns them into sea-nymphs
Nymphs and ShepherdA shepherd tries to dance like the nymphs, but does so with such clumsiness that they punish him by turning him into an olive tree
Versailles / HameauLE HAMEAU the rustic hamlet where Marie Antoinette and her companions liked to play at being nymphs and shepherdesses
Marsyas and ApolloThe satyr Marsyas reckons hes a better flautist than Apollo, but after he loses a contest, Apollo flays him alive : nymphs mourning him make a river with their tears
Dancers of AphroditeNymphs of the cortege of Aphrodite (Venus) dance in her honour : she watches, together with her son Eros
Gossip about Fairies 40Sometimes water nymphs and land-based fairies meet at the waters edge for a friendly frolic, which may result in mer-babies or other amphibious offpring
Gossip about Fairies 4Fairy origins : Nymphs in classical legend tend a fallen warrior
Islamic ParadiseParadise, as promised to faithful Moslems, is chiefly noted for its HOURIS - a species of affable nymphs
PAN DANCESPan (also known as FAUNUS) pipes and dances with nymphs and satyrs
Myth / Orpheus (Gorguet)Orpheus in a forest, charming nymphs and fauns with the the music from his golden lyre
Water NymphSEA-NYMPHS
