Bacchic Procession of Putti
The Master J.H. (probably Jerome Hesketh) (fl.1647-1666)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1660
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
914 x 1829 mm (36 x 72 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499993
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Bacchic Procession of Putti by Master J. H. (fl.1647-1666), signed, bottom centre: JHic 1660. (The J and H are joined). A child holding a thyrsus with pendant ewer rides a goat, followed by ten naked boys playing musical instruments; one carries fruit/flower garlands, one a red banner, four are playing horns, two are carrying drums, one has a recorder and one carries an urn. Set in a landscape with hills and a ruin in the distance. 'J.H.', known by his monogram only, practised in north-west England in the mid-17th century, primarily amongst Catholic and Jacobite families.
Provenance
Original to the house; possibly one of a pair mentioned in the 1879 inventory as hanging in Bright Gallery South 'Bacchanalian Procession (as a pair) Black and Gilt Frame'; Agreement dated 5 November 1948 between The Rt Hon. Richard William Davenport, Baron Newton and the National Trust relating to the loan of furniture, tapestries, pictures and other objects of art known as The Newton Collection.
Marks and inscriptions
J. H / 1667 (painted in centre bottom of the painting)
Makers and roles
The Master J.H. (probably Jerome Hesketh) (fl.1647-1666), artist