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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Bacchante

c. 1830

Welby Sherman after Edward Calvert

Associated Names

Welby Sherman

Artist, British, active c. 1827 - active c. 1834

Edward Calvert

Artist After, British, 1799 - 1883

A nude figure is depicted standing in a natural landscape, playing a flute. The scene shows the figure from the back, draped in a flowing cloth and windblown hair. The background features trees, foliage, hills, and stylized clouds in the sky. The drawing includes detailed line work and shading to emphasize the form of the figure and the surroundings.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Charles Ryskamp in honor of Paul Mellon, and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 9 x 5.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
sheet: 10.5 x 6.6 cm (4 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
support: 42 x 31.8 cm (16 9/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1991.154.10

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right plate: W.S.F. EC

Wikidata ID

Q74894286

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