Bacchante with a Goat
1796, cast 1798
Artist, French, 1746 - 1816
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gaines, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
height with base: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.)
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Accession
1989.92.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Possibly shown at the 1798 Paris Salon. (sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10 June 1981, no. 79); Brooks Beaulieu, Northampton, MA; Mr. and Mrs. John Gaines; gift 1989 to NGA.[1]
[1]Provenance according to Art for the Nation : Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, exh. cat., Washington, 1991
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, unnumbered catalogue, color repro.
Bibliography
1992
Draper, James David. "Philippe-Laurent Roland in the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Metropolitan Museum of Art Journal 27 (1992): 143 fig. 21, 144, 147 n. 55.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 209, repro.
2003
Draper, James David, and Guilhem Scherf. L'esprit créateur de Pigalle à Canova: Terres cuites européennes 1740-1840. Exh. cat. Musée di Louvre, Paris; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Paris, 2003: 201-202.
Inscriptions
on rear of base: Roland Sculp / Cisele par L Jeannest
Wikidata ID
Q63860998