The Birth of Bacchus
Painter: After Nicolas Poussin; Draftsman: Antoine Borel; Engraver: Jean Dambrun
river bank with Mercury entrusting infant Bacchus to Ino and the nymphs of Nysa; Mercury is pointing to Jupiter and Hebe in the clouds upper left; lower left nymph Echo mourns over dead body of Narcissus
- Date
- 1787-1788
- In our collection
- since September the 30th, 2017 up to now
- Dimensions
- 6 5/16 × 8 5/16 in. (16.03 × 21.11 cm) (image) 7 7/16 × 8 5/8 in. (18.89 × 21.91 cm) (sheet) 9 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (24.77 × 30.16 cm) (mount)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Engraving and Etching
- Price
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- Composition
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cadmium 33% atium 20% copper 10% iron 33% oxygen 1% zinc 3%