A Bacchanalian Procession

British (English) School
National Trust Inventory Number 926862.1

Category Paintings
Date 1730 - 1799
Materials Oil on canvas (grisaille)
Measurements
Place of origin
Collection Melford Hall, Suffolk (Accredited Museum)
On show at Melford Hall, Suffolk, East of England, National Trust

Summary description

Oil painting on canvas (grisaille), A Bacchanalian Procession,British (English) School, mid 18th century. 1 of 9, grisaille picture of mythological subject. Canvas set in plaster frame. The Maenad, or Bacchante, beats her tambourine in the centre

Provenance

Part of the Hyde Parker Collection. The hall and part of the collection were Accepted in Lieu and transferred by the Treasury to the National Trust in 1960

Makers and roles

British (English) School, artist

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Place of origin
Materials Canvas (10010)
Category Paintings (12642)
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Periods 18th century (86485)
Maker British (English) School (3764)
Subjects Myth and Allegory (371)
Object Type Oil painting (14400)

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