DOI chapter:
The Works of Gaspar Netscher
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GASPAR NETSCHER.
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side of a bed, his attention being directed towards the maid,
who stands before him with her hand on her bosom. She is
accompanied by her mistress, who has one hand on her
shoulder, and the other extended, as if she were in the act of
addressing Abraham. A table, covered with a rich carpet, on
which are a silver vase and ewer, is placed at the side. Engraved
by Halbou, in the Orleans Gallery.
1ft. 10 in. by 1 st. 6 in.—C.
Imported to England in 1798.
Collection of William Wilkins, Esq. R.A.
S3. A naked Female, lying asleep on a handsome couch,
with her back to the spectator. A silver vase and ewer stand
on an antique stool, by the bedside, and a silk robe lies on
the ground, near it. Engraved by C. Goucher, in the Orleans
Gallery.
2ft. 2| in. by 1 ft. 9 in.—C.
Imported to England in 1798.
34. Nymphs adorning with Flowers the Statue of Venus and
Cupid. Three beautiful females, loosely clad, assembled at the
base of the statue of the goddess; one of them, bending on her
knees, is attaching a wreath of ssowers to the pedestal, and the
other two are prepared to follow her example. The subject is
introduced in the fore-ground of a woody landscape, in a distant
part of which is seen a satyr caressing a nymph. Engraved in
the Orleans Gallery, by Le Mire.
1 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 2 in.—C.
Imported to England in 1798.
35. Maternal Instruction. This interesting subject repre-
sents the mother of a family teaching a child its letters. She is
seated, leaning her arm on a covered table, and pointing to the
letters of a primer, to which the attention of her eldest girl, who
stands by her, is closely directed. At the same time, a younger
child is kneeling by the side of a chair, playing with a little dog.
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side of a bed, his attention being directed towards the maid,
who stands before him with her hand on her bosom. She is
accompanied by her mistress, who has one hand on her
shoulder, and the other extended, as if she were in the act of
addressing Abraham. A table, covered with a rich carpet, on
which are a silver vase and ewer, is placed at the side. Engraved
by Halbou, in the Orleans Gallery.
1ft. 10 in. by 1 st. 6 in.—C.
Imported to England in 1798.
Collection of William Wilkins, Esq. R.A.
S3. A naked Female, lying asleep on a handsome couch,
with her back to the spectator. A silver vase and ewer stand
on an antique stool, by the bedside, and a silk robe lies on
the ground, near it. Engraved by C. Goucher, in the Orleans
Gallery.
2ft. 2| in. by 1 ft. 9 in.—C.
Imported to England in 1798.
34. Nymphs adorning with Flowers the Statue of Venus and
Cupid. Three beautiful females, loosely clad, assembled at the
base of the statue of the goddess; one of them, bending on her
knees, is attaching a wreath of ssowers to the pedestal, and the
other two are prepared to follow her example. The subject is
introduced in the fore-ground of a woody landscape, in a distant
part of which is seen a satyr caressing a nymph. Engraved in
the Orleans Gallery, by Le Mire.
1 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 2 in.—C.
Imported to England in 1798.
35. Maternal Instruction. This interesting subject repre-
sents the mother of a family teaching a child its letters. She is
seated, leaning her arm on a covered table, and pointing to the
letters of a primer, to which the attention of her eldest girl, who
stands by her, is closely directed. At the same time, a younger
child is kneeling by the side of a chair, playing with a little dog.