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A nude figure is depicted standing in a natural landscape, playing a flute. The scene shows the figure from the back, draped in a flowing cloth and windblown hair. The background features trees, foliage, hills, and stylized clouds in the sky. The drawing includes detailed line work and shading to emphasize the form of the figure and the surroundings.
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A nude figure is depicted standing in a natural landscape, playing a flute. The scene shows the figure from the back, draped in a flowing cloth and windblown hair. The background features trees, foliage, hills, and stylized clouds in the sky. The drawing includes detailed line work and shading to emphasize the form of the figure and the surroundings.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bacchante

Welby Sherman after Edward Calvert

Date
c. 1830
Medium
woodcut on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 9 x 5.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.) sheet: 10.5 x 6.6 cm (4 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.) support: 42 x 31.8 cm (16 9/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.154.10
Credit line
Gift of Charles Ryskamp in honor of Paul Mellon, and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • classical
  • mythology
  • wood engraving
  • Bacchante
Inscription

lower right plate: W.S.F. EC

NGA object ID 73576. 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.