John Reinhard Weguelin – Psyche (1890)
Summary
Psyche, holding a silver box. She wears a yellow dress, and has diaphanous wings. Oil on canvas, 24 x 20".
John Reinhard Weguelin (1849-1927) was an English painter and illustrator, active from 1877 to after 1910. He specialized in figurative paintings with lush backgrounds, typically landscapes or garden scenes. Weguelin emulated the neo-classical style of Edward Poynter and Lawrence Alma-Tadema, painting subjects inspired by classical antiquity and mythology. He depicted scenes of everyday life in ancient Greece and Rome, as well as mythological subjects, with an emphasis on pastoral scenes. Weguelin also drew on folklore for inspiration, and painted numerous images of nymphs and mermaids.
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Date
1890
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