Sir Joshua Reynolds

A Nymph and Cupid: ‘The Snake in the Grass’

exhibited 1784

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Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723–1792
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: Support: 1245 x 991 mm
frame: 1486 x 1228 x 80 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Purchased 1871
Reference: N00885

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