''A Nymph by a Stream'' is an oil painting of 1869–70 by

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...

which is held in the collection of the

National Gallery The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director o ...

, London. The painting portrays Renoir's 21-year-old model and lover, Lise Tréhot, who featured in over twenty of his paintings during the years 1866 to 1872. Unusually, the painting is a combination of a classical depiction of a

naiad In Greek mythology, the naiads (; grc-gre, ναϊάδες, naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water. They are distinct from river gods, who ...

or river nymph reclining by a stream and the recognisable portrait of an actual person.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nymph by a Stream 1869 paintings category:Portraits by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Nude art Portraits of women Collections of the National Gallery, London