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The Bacchante

Print
1827 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wood-engraving depicting a woman standing, playing a lyre, seen from behind with her head turned towards the viewer, with a landscape in the background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Bacchante (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood-engraving print
Brief description
Wood-engraving by Edward Calvert entitled 'The Bacchante', English, 1827
Physical description
Wood-engraving depicting a woman standing, playing a lyre, seen from behind with her head turned towards the viewer, with a landscape in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926)
  • Width: 50.8mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926)
Marks and inscriptions
'EC monogram / W.S.F' (Part of the print, bottom right.)
Associated object
CIRC.1313-1926 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1312-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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