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Drawing, Bacchanalian Scene
This is a Drawing. It was created by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is dated 1772–74 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and grey ink, brush and grey, green, and pink watercolor washes on off-white laid paper, with watermark of fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown. (probably dutch paper similar to briquet no. 7165.). It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
Overall: 42.2 x 34.9 cm (16 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown. (Probably Dutch paper similar to Briquet No. 7165.) Frick Reference Library 30901.
Cite this object as
Drawing, Bacchanalian Scene; Johann Sebastian Bach (German, 1685 - 1750); Germany; pen and grey ink, brush and grey, green, and pink watercolor washes on off-white laid paper, with watermark of fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown. (probably dutch paper similar to briquet no. 7165.); Overall: 42.2 x 34.9 cm (16 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-71-52
