Anacreon sacrificing to the Three Graces
Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1767
Materials
Oil on canvas
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 773413
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Anacreon sacrificing to the Three Graces by Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 – Rome 1796), 1767. The Greek lyric poet Anacreon lifts a garland up to a marble statue of the Three Graces whilst a child attendant, draped in a red ribbon, stands behind him, on the right holding a golden tazza on a tray. Two more children sit at the urn base of the statue, on the left, holding more flowers. See also Saltram NT 872169.4 and Nostell NT 960063.2. Above fireplace in west wall.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Osterley Park by George Francis Child-Villiers (1910–1998), 9th Earl of Jersey in 1949
Credit line
Osterley Park, The Jersey Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796), artist