John Reinhard Weguelin–Water Nymph
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A water nymph swims with two fish in the green waters of the sea. She is naked, and her back is to the viewer. Her red hair flows to her right as she swims left, her arms and legs outstretched.
John Reinhard Weguelin (1849-1927) was an English painter and illustrator, active from 1877 to after 1910. He specialized in figurative paintings with lush backgrounds, typically landscapes or garden scenes. Weguelin emulated the neo-classical style of Edward Poynter and Lawrence Alma-Tadema, painting subjects inspired by classical antiquity and mythology. He depicted scenes of everyday life in ancient Greece and Rome, as well as mythological subjects, with an emphasis on pastoral scenes. Weguelin also drew on folklore for inspiration, and painted numerous images of nymphs and mermaids.
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