Art historian Elizabeth Milroy notes that its pose and drapery seem to be adapted from the famous antique statue "Venus de'Medici", and local legend tells that the daughter of Watering Committee member posed as Rush's model.
Art historian Elizabeth Milroy notes that the nymph's pose recalls the "Venus de' Medici", a copy of which was owned by a Philadelphia painter. Local legend tells that the daughter of a Philadelphia Watering Committee member posed as Rush's model.