Oil paint on mahogany
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Female Bathers Surprised by a Swan Terpsichore  with Putti
Presented by Robert Vernon 1847
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
adults
animals: birds
arm / arms raised
bathing / swimming
female
landscape
leisure and pastimes
nudes
people
recoiling
recreational activities
stream
swan
water: inland
woman
wooded
painting oil paint mahogany
Female Bathers Surprised by a Swan. Verso: Terpsichore (?) with Putti
support: 987 × 978 mm
frame: 1290 × 1293 × 119 mm
Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999978" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Robert Vernon</a> 1847
actions: expressive actions: postures and motions adults animals: birds arm / arms raised bathing / swimming female landscape leisure and pastimes nudes people recoiling recreational activities stream swan water: inland woman wooded