Hylas and the Nymphs (painting)

Hylas and the Nymphs
Artist	John William Waterhouse
Year	1896
Subject	Hylas and a group of nymphs
Dimensions	98.2 cm × 163.3 cm (38.7 in × 64.3 in)
Location	Manchester Art Gallery

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Hylas and the Nymphs is an 1896 oil painting by John William Waterhouse. The painting depicts a moment from the Greek and Roman legend of the tragic youth Hylas, based on accounts by Ovid and other ancient writers, in which the enraptured Hylas is abducted by Naiads (female water nymphs) while seeking drinking water.

Hylas and the Nymphs is exhibited in the Manchester Art Gallery.^[1]