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Who painted “Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed”?
“Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed” was painted by William Etty in 1830. Where to see it: Tate.
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William Etty (10 March 1787 – 13 November 1849) was an English artist best known for his historical paintings containing nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes. Wikipedia
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More by William Etty
- “The Sirens and Ulysses”, 1837
- “The Dawn of Love”, 1828
- “The Wrestlers”, 1840
- “The Bridge of Sighs”, 1834
- “The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished”, 1825
- “The Triumph of Cleopatra”, 1821
- “Britomart Redeems Faire Amoret”, 1833
- “The Destroying Angel and Daemons of Evil Interrupting the Orgies of the Vicious and Intemperate”, 1832