DrawingsItalian19th century

Birth of Bacchus

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

Italian

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 19.4 x 24.6 cm (7 5/8 x 9 11/16 in.)

Provenance

From catalogue card: From Canestrelli, Venice, Fall, 1962.

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