Bacchus
Maker: Unknown (Uncertain)
Bronze, cast, and gilt. Bacchus stands with the weight of his body on the left foot. Nude except for a feline pelt draped over his right shoulder, the end of which is held in his left hand. His right forearm rests on top of a tree-stump, a large bunch of grapes in his right hand. He wears a vine-wreath in his hair. Alabaster base.
History note: Henry Harris Collection; His Sale, Sotheby's, London, 24 October 1950, 'The Henry Harris Collection, Catalogue of the celebrated collection of bronzes, sculpture, paintings and works of art of the Italian Renaissance, the property of Henry Harris (decd.)', lot 68, part 1; bought A. Spero (£42); Marmaduke Langdale Horn, Stoke Charity, near Winchester.
Marmaduke Langdale Horn Bequest
Height: 21.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1953) by Horn, Marmaduke Langdale
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
The lack of gilding on the back this small bronze, and the drill holes in the base, suggest that this was originally made to decorate a piece of furniture, likely a cabinet, on which it would have been placed in a niche, where the back was unseen.
Finish
composed of
gilt
Base
composed of
alabaster
Figure
composed of
bronze
Sculpture
Depth 7.6 cm
Height 22.3 cm
Width 9.2 cm
Accession number: M.8-1953
Primary reference Number: 13946
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_8_1953
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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