The Birth of Bacchus

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

c. 1790

Artist unknown (British, active 18th century)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: British School
Title: The Birth of Bacchus
Place: United Kingdom (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1785–1795
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 37.7 × 80.5 cm (15 × 31 3/4 in.); Framed: 47 × 91.5 × 6.4 cm (18 1/2 × 36 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne
Reference Number: 1937.497
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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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