A Sleeping Nymph Watched by a Shepherd by Angelica Kauffman 1780

"It is said of the nymphs, that they come to us from the water, and sit on the banks of the brooks where they have their abode, where they are seen, taken also, caught, and married, as we said before."

-Paracelsus (1493-1541). Four Treatises of Theophrastus Von Hohenheim Called Paracelsus (p. 232). Johns Hopkins University Press. Kindle Edition. 

A shepherd watches a sleeping nymph while Cupid places an arrow in her quiver, her bow lying on the ground beside her. 1780. Height: 45.7 cm (18 in); Width: 52 cm (20.4 in). Victoria and Albert Museum.

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