© Gainsborough's House
Study for 'Diana and Actaeon'
Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Location: Gainsborough's House
Date: circa 1784-1786
Materials: black & white chalk with grey & grey-black washes & gouache on buff paper
Dimensions: 27.4 x 36.4cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £31,000 (Total: £0)
Vendor: Henry Wemyss
Review number: 4350 (1996)
Provenance:
Sir Richard Wallace; Sir John Murray Scott; Lady sackville; Nigel Nicholson; Marchioness of Angsley; Hon. Rupert Paget; Sothebys.
Description:
This is taken from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' which describes the hunter Actaeon inadvertently happening upon the goddess Diana bathing with her nymphs. Enraged that a mortal has seen her naked, Diana throws water at Actaeon, transforming him into a stag, which is subsequently devoured by his hunting hounds. This is the earliest of three surviving studies for the work in the Royal Collection.
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