Vase with the Borghese Frieze
c. 1790
Artists
Description
Design of ten dancing figures after Bacchanalian frieze on the Borghese Vase; arabesque leafage and acanthus and lily borders; reed and fillet band on lip; lotus terminal on lid.
Dimensions
46 x 23.8 cm (18 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[Frederick Rathbone, London, England], sold [through W. F. Cooper, New York, NY]; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, 1927, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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