Thalia, the muse of Comedy
Thalia (or Thaleia) is one of the Nine Muses, the Ancient Greek goddess of comedy and pastoral poetry. As she is here, she is often depicted a joyful young woman. She is shown reclining on the ground, semi-nude, in a landscape with a male figure (possibly Apollo) behind and two young children either side (possibly the children of Thalia and Apollo, the Korybantes), the one to the left holding her attribute of a comic mask. Thalia is shown holding a shepherd's staff in her right hand, with books beside her and a banner across her lap and held in her left hand.
History note: Jean-Denis Lempereur (his stamp Lugt 1740); Thomas Williams Fine Art Ltd, London, 1999, cat. no. 25; Christie's New York, 26 January 2011, no. 291; Galerie Paul Prouté, from home purchased 10 May 2017
Bequeathed by John Vaughan Hart, 2020
Height: 224 mm
Width: 293 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2020) by Hart, John Vaughan
18th Century
Circa
1735
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1740
Thought to be a design for an over-door painting
Support composed of blue paper
Drawing : Pen and ink with wash on blue paper
Accession number: PD.14-2020
Primary reference Number: 241908
Lugt: 1740
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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