Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals
Object type: Drawing
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Charles Joseph Natoire
Artist bio: French, Nîmes 1700–1777 Castel Gandolfo
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1757
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, pale blue, yellow, and pink watercolor and white heightening over preliminary drawing in pencil and black chalk.
Dimensions: 32 3/16 x 16 3/4 in.  (81.8 x 42.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Birds|Orpheus|Nymphs|Sheep|Deer|Horses|Lions