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Mercury with the Infant Bacchus

Medal
1895-1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hannaux, Emmanuel (medallist)
Place of origin
France (made)

This elegant Art Nouveau medal shows an episode from classical mythology in which Mercury holds the infant Bacchus before handing him into the care of nymphs.

Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleMercury with the Infant Bacchus (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Electrotype, uniface
Brief description
Medal, electrotype, by Emmanuel Hannaux, France, ca. 1895-1905
Style
Art Nouveau
Subjects depicted
Mercury
Bacchus
Summary
This elegant Art Nouveau medal shows an episode from classical mythology in which Mercury holds the infant Bacchus before handing him into the care of nymphs.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1900. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1903. pp.128
  • cf. Kashey, Elisabeth and Robert ed. Nineteenth Century French and Western European Sculpture in bronze and other media. Catalogue of Spring 1985 exhibition Shepherd Gallery Associates, Inc, NY. pp. 206
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
839-1900

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Record createdMay 9, 2005
Record URL
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