Bull Terrier Themire Crowned by the Graces — after the Sevres Manufactory, 1777 | Beach Towel

Themire Crowned by the Graces
after the Sevres Manufactory, 1777

Not a painting but a porcelain plaque, and three artists deep: Charles Nicolas Dodin painted it onto Sevres soft paste in 1777, after an engraving by Noel Le Mire, after a painting by Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen. Themire herself is not a real person - she is a nymph out of French pastoral verse, crowned by the Graces to signify chaste love.

A copy of a copy of a painting of somebody who never existed. We have added one further layer and consider the matter closed.

After the original in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This towel

• Soft woven cotton-blend towel with the artwork printed edge to edge
• Printed one side; reverse is left plain
• Machine wash warm, tumble dry low
• Wash before first use — printed towels absorb better after a cycle
• Made to order, so please allow a little extra time before dispatch