How you can use this image

This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (CC BY-NC-ND).

You can reproduce this image for non-commercial purposes and you are not able to change or modify it in any way.

Wherever you reproduce the image you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s) and the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other rights holders.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find more images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Download

More information

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

A sunny, everyday scene in a rural town. There are two buildings at either side of the middle ground, and a bridge leading off the left-hand side. A water feature and a sphinx feature in the foreground, with various figures standing and sitting nearby. A woman is looking back at a man in the middle ground, who is pointing at something further away. There are tall, green trees which are contrasted witht the pale orange buildings.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Classical Landscape with a Sphinx

Date

c.1700

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 67.6 x W 84.2 cm

Accession number

1988.139

Acquisition method

gift from Dorothy Palairet, 1988

Work type

Painting

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 3JL England

This venue is open to the public. Not all artworks are on display. If you want to see a particular artwork, please contact the venue.

View venue

Artist or maker

French School

View profile

The Sack of a City Keble College, University of Oxford
Saint Peter and Saint Thomas Almshouse of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist
Virgin and Child Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Saint Denis Preaching in Paris Victoria and Albert Museum
Louis II de Bourbon (1621–1686), Prince de Condé, known as 'Le Grand Condé' The Captain Christie Crawfurd English Civil War Collection
Figures in a Park Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Cupids with Flowers Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
532 more