Bacchus [Dionysus] and Ariadne
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659 - Amsterdam, 1724)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1714
Materials
Ink on paper engraving.
Measurements
410 x 285 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.62
Summary
(Folio 34), Bacchus [Dionysus] and Ariadne. In a series of prints of the loves of the gods, after mezzotints by John Smith after paintings at Blenheim then attributed to Titian
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Bacchus & Ariadne
Makers and roles
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659 - Amsterdam, 1724), printer after Titian (Pieve di Cadore 1488/90 - Venice 1576), creator John Smith (1652-1743), creator