Bacchus
| Title | Bacchus |
|---|---|
| Artist | John Singer Sargent |
| Date | 1874-1880 19th century |
| Medium | pastel over graphite with metallic paint on wove paper mounted to paperboard |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Corcoran Collection (Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond, sisters of the artist, 1949) |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bacchus” is a work by John Singer Sargent, dated 1874-1880. It is executed in pastel over graphite with metallic paint on wove paper mounted to paperboard and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1874-1880. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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