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The Fête of Bacchus

n.d.
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Fête of Bacchus
  • Artist: Claude Gillot (French, Langres 1673–1722 Paris)
  • Date: n.d.
  • Medium: Etching and engraving, fifth state
  • Dimensions: plate: 8 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (21.9 x 36.8 cm)
    sheet: 11 3/8 x 16 1/4 in. (28.8 x 41.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1977
  • Object Number: 1977.588.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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