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Original 1874 Victorian Academic Graphite Drawing – Portrait of Bacchus / Bacchante
Up for sale is an exquisite, original 19th-century Victorian fine art drawing dated 1874. This classical academic study features a portrait of Bacchus (Dionysus)—or a female follower/Bacchante—crowned in a wreath of finely rendered grape leaves and a heavy cluster of grapes.
Key Details & Features:
- Medium: Original Graphite / Charcoal on toned paper.
- Subject: Neoclassical portrait study of Bacchus/Maenad with grape wreath.
- Signature: Hand-signed in pencil at the lower right: "Jessie E. MacNabb 1874".
- Style: Late Victorian Academic Realism / Master Cast Study. Excellent cross-hatching and shading with luminous highlights on the grapes and hair.
- Presentation: Housed in a modern gold-tone frame ready for hanging.
This original 150-year-old work of art shows authentic age and patina. The paper displays light age-toning and minor perimeter wear consistent with age.
Measures 12 by 15 inches with the frame.
From a Private Collection.
