Bacchus (after an engraving by Simon Thomassin)
John Cheere (London 1709 – London 1787)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1765 - 1766
Materials
Lead
Measurements
1580 mm (Height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562879
Summary
Lead sculpture, Bacchus by John Cheere (1709 – London 1787). Lead statue of Bacchus after the antique. Original statue was in grande Galerie, Versailles. John Cheere persumably modelled his work from the engraving of statues at Versailles published by Simon Thomassin (1694) who later enrolled at the French Academy in Rome; supplied for Temple of Apollo in 1765-66.
Makers and roles
John Cheere (London 1709 – London 1787), sculptor Simon Philippe Thomassin (Paris 1654 - Paris 1733), engraver (printmaker)