The Timid Bather
Summary
A genre painting of a young girl in a grey peasant dress is seated on the bank of a river, surrounded by wild growing grasses and angular rocks. She is nervously stretching her left foot as if about to dip her toes in the water. She is a typical english rose with bright, red rosy cheeks and pale skin. She earnestly glances up at the viewer. There is a dense woodland in the background coloured in rich green and brown colours.
Object Name
The Timid Bather
Creators Name
Date Created
1872
Dimensions
unframed: 30.6cm x 25.4cm
framed: 55.6cm x 50.8cm
accession number
1934.395
Place of creation
England
Support
panel
Medium
oil paint
Credit
Bequeathed by John Edward Yates
Legal
© Manchester Art Gallery
