The Woman of Samaria
1819
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Artist
Samuel William Reynolds I
Samuel William Reynolds I (1819–1819) was an artist.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Woman of Samaria is a 1819 ink by Samuel William Reynolds I, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet scene by a well. A woman stands at the edge of a stone basin, while a cloaked figure kneels beside it, as if drawing water. In the background, two men talk near an archway, and a small building with a bell tower sits on a hill. Trees and ruins frame the scene, giving it a peaceful, slightly mysterious feel. The title at the bottom calls it *Christ and the Woman of Samaria*, a moment from the Bible where Jesus speaks to a woman at a well. The artist used shading to make the figures and landscape feel real, even though it’s a print. Next, check out how this artist used etching to create such detailed lines.
Samuel William Reynolds I (1819–1819) was an artist.
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