DrawingsFrench17th century

Bacchanal (after the Borghese Krater)

17th century

Artists

Nicolas PoussinArtist

Nicolas PoussinPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper, laid down

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23.1 x 41.5 cm (9 1/8 x 16 5/16 in.)

Provenance

John H. Steiner, Larchmont, NY, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1975, inv. no. 1975.54

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