Bacchic Revelry (Relief of Satyrs and Maenads); "Egyptianizing" Pedestal and Stele
DrawingsFrench18th century

Bacchic Revelry (Relief of Satyrs and Maenads); "Egyptianizing" Pedestal and Stele

18th century

Artists

Jean-Honoré FragonardArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
Culture
French
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23.3 x 18.7 cm (9 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.70.11

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