Focus on Actaea, the Nymph of the Shore and discuss the Description.
The picture represents a small, full-length figure, partially nude, in white drapery, lying on the seashore. The landscape with the sea is a vision of one of the islands of the Greek seas. According to Edgcumbe Staley, "It is a beautiful work, full of ideal grace and refinement."
Edgcumbe Staley