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This drawing features two animals surrounded by a variety of fruit and an elaborate background. The image shows two large feline-like creatures entwined and adorned with intricate arrangements of fruit. To the right, excessive clusters of fruit are intertwined with a human-like figure's limbs and torso, posed dynamically beside the animals. The lines are defined and detailed, contributing to a richly textured scene filled with overlapping elements that create a sense of movement and vitality within the piece.
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This drawing features two animals surrounded by a variety of fruit and an elaborate background. The image shows two large feline-like creatures entwined and adorned with intricate arrangements of fruit. To the right, excessive clusters of fruit are intertwined with a human-like figure's limbs and torso, posed dynamically beside the animals. The lines are defined and detailed, contributing to a richly textured scene filled with overlapping elements that create a sense of movement and vitality within the piece.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bacchus Accompanied by a Leopard and a Tiger

James Northcote

Date
c. 1797/1799
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 16.6 × 27.3 cm (6 9/16 × 10 3/4 in.) sheet: 26.5 × 37.5 cm (10 7/16 × 14 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2017.53.40
Credit line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • mammal
  • animal
Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London, 20 October 1992); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Inscription

lower left in plate: Designd & Etch'd by J. Northcote; lower center in plate: Pub.d by R. Pollard, Spitalfields, London

NGA object ID 209631. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.