The Vintage Festival

1873

Not on view

A procession of figures moves from right to left through the arcade of a Roman temple, led by a girl, followed by female flute players and men bearing wine and oil jars. Based on an oil on panel of February 1871 now National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (Opus LXXXVII). The print was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1874 (no.1251).

Artwork Details

Title: The Vintage Festival
Artist: After Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British (born The Netherlands), Dronrijp 1836–1912 Wiesbaden)
Engraver: Auguste-Thomas-Marie Blanchard (French, Paris 1819–1898 Paris)
Publisher: Knoedler and Co., New York
Publisher: Pilgeram & Lefèvre (London)
Publisher: The Printsellers' Association, London (British, established 1847)
Date: 1873
Medium: Engraving on chine collé; proof
Dimensions: Image: 14 7/16 × 33 7/8 in. (36.7 × 86 cm)
Chine: 18 7/8 × 36 5/16 in. (48 × 92.3 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/4 × 38 9/16 in. (56.5 × 98 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.537.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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