Bacchus With Procession
Artist
William Williams
(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.
William Williams
William Williams
Margaret Stuart Simpson
Sir Robert Williams
1929
