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Bacchus With Procession
Bacchus With Procession

Bacchus With Procession

Artist (England, active 1763 - 1800)
Date1798
Mediumpen over pencil
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
Dimensions6 x 16 inches
AcquisitionPresented in 1957 by Miss Lizzie Hogarth.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationHistoric Loss - research into this object's history and current status is ongoing
Object numberABDAG017704
About MeOne of 99 drawings on 92 leaves of paper from a sketchbook used by William Williams.

Bacchanalian scene comprising Bacchus in his chariot drawn by his leopards accompanied by dancing fauns and attendant musicians and preceded by an elderly figure wearing a laurel wreath and bearing a basket of fruit, he is followed by two bare breasted young female figures, one with a cornucopia and the bearing cup or goblet.

This drawing, along with 46 other leaves from the same sketchbook, is now untraced. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums is keen to reunite the drawings as one album. If you have any information relating to the current whereabouts of this work please contact Aberdeen Art Gallery.