The Birth of Bacchus

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

c. 1790

British

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Title: The Birth of Bacchus
Origin: British
Date: 1785–1795
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 15 × 31 3/4 in. (37.7 × 80.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne
Reference Number: 1937.497

The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p. 59.

The Art Institute of Chicago, A Case for Wine, July11—September 20, 2009, no exhibition catalogue.

Mrs. James Ward (Narcissa) Thorne, Chicago, by 1937; given to the Art Institute, 1937.

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