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The Startled Nymphs

(American, 1864–1941)
1914
Medium/TechniqueOil on paperboard mounted on Masonite
Dimensions46.99 x 72.39 cm (18 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Rosenberg in memory of Joseph M. Herman
Accession number46.560
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ClassificationsPaintings
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InscriptionsLower left: Eilshemius-/1914-; Reverse: The Startled Nymphs/by Louis Eilshemius 118 E. 57th St./NY City
ProvenanceThe artist; to Julius Zirinsky, New York, 1937-1938 (purchased from the artist); to James N. Rosenberg, Scarsdale, New York, 1942; to MFA, 1946, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Rosenberg.