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Three women are depicted in different positions. The woman on the left is kneeling, with a hand on a basket of flowers. Her other hand reaches towards the woman in the center. The woman in the center stands angled, looking towards the left, holding a floral garland towards the woman on the right. The woman on the right stands with raised arms. In the background, there is a statue on a pedestal, a lush tree canopy casting shadows, and an open landscape with more trees. An urn with a motif is placed on a pedestal to the far right.
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Three women are depicted in different positions. The woman on the left is kneeling, with a hand on a basket of flowers. Her other hand reaches towards the woman in the center. The woman in the center stands angled, looking towards the left, holding a floral garland towards the woman on the right. The woman on the right stands with raised arms. In the background, there is a statue on a pedestal, a lush tree canopy casting shadows, and an open landscape with more trees. An urn with a motif is placed on a pedestal to the far right.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Sacrifice to Hymen (Three Daughters of Sir William Montgomery)

Thomas Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Date
1776
Medium
mezzotint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 56.3 x 69.2 cm (22 3/16 x 27 1/4 in.) sheet: 57.1 x 70.6 cm (22 1/2 x 27 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2002.107.1
Credit line
Gift of C.G. Boerner
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Flower
  • group
  • figure
  • Tree
  • mezzotint
  • Statue
  • Female figure
Inscription

lower right in image, to right of urn: Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. / Engraved by Thos. Watson / Published Jany. 1st. 1776 for W: Shropshire No. 158 & T. Watson No. 142 New Bond Street

Watermarks

Eagle with countermark: T DUPUY FIN / AUVERGNE 1742

NGA object ID 124853. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.