Bacchus and Ceres
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1730 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas (grisaille)
Measurements
1290 x 1670 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Melford Hall, Suffolk
NT 926862.2
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (grisaille), Bacchus and Ceres, British (English) School, mid 18th century. 1 of 9, grisaille picture of mythological subject. Canvas set in plaster frame. Mid C18 This mytholgocal scen is a combination of Bacchus, holding his thyrsus, a wand tipped with a pine cone, twined with ivy, sitting in a triumphal cart, and accompanied by Ceres, rather than Ariadne, as it is drawn by dragons.
Provenance
The freehold of Melford Hall and its fixtures and fittings (including the grisailles) were transferred by the Treasury to the National Trust in 1960.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist