Nymph drying her hair
Object type: Wall fountain
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Louis Claude Vassé
Artist bio: French, Paris 1716–1772 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1761–63
Medium: Nymph: white marble: base, basin and console: gray-veined marble; serpents: bronze, with remains of gilding
Dimensions: Height (overall): 8 ft. 6 1/2 in. (260.4 cm); Height (figure): 59 in. (149.9 cm); Height (console): 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm); Height (basin): 71 1/4 in. (181 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, and Rogers Fund, 1971
Accession year: 1971
Tags: Female Nudes|Nymphs