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This is a drawing of three figures in dynamic poses. The figures are draped in flowing garments and one holds a tambourine. The background includes a stone wall and foliage. The floor has grapes and broken pottery scattered around.
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This is a drawing of three figures in dynamic poses. The figures are draped in flowing garments and one holds a tambourine. The background includes a stone wall and foliage. The floor has grapes and broken pottery scattered around.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Bacchanal

John Hamilton Mortimer

Date
1770/1775
Medium
pen and black ink over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.9 x 39.8 cm (14 1/8 x 15 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1986.46.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Bacchanal
Provenance

Theodore Besterman (Lugt undescribed)

NGA object ID 67674. 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.