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Study of the naked Bacchus
Details
William Etty, R.A. (1787-1849)
Study of the naked Bacchus
oil on board, laid down on panel
16¾ x 19½ in. (42.6 x 49.5 cm.)
Study of the naked Bacchus
oil on board, laid down on panel
16¾ x 19½ in. (42.6 x 49.5 cm.)
Provenance
Possibly the Artist's Studio Sale, Christie's London, 9 May 1850, lot 436 (9½ gns to Sharpin).
with Boswell & Son, Norwich, from whom bought in 1926 by T. W. Bacon (1863-1950) and by inheritance to A. W. Bacon, of Otley, Suffolk.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 June 2000, lot 82.
The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art; Christie's London, 19 February 2003, lot 313, where acquired by the present owner.
with Boswell & Son, Norwich, from whom bought in 1926 by T. W. Bacon (1863-1950) and by inheritance to A. W. Bacon, of Otley, Suffolk.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 June 2000, lot 82.
The Forbes Collection of Victorian Pictures and Works of Art; Christie's London, 19 February 2003, lot 313, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
W. Gaunt and F. G. Roe, Etty and The Nude, London, 1943, pl. 29
D. Farr, William Etty, London, 1958, p. 176, no. 238, pl. 47(b), as painted c. 1835-40.
D. Farr, William Etty, London, 1958, p. 176, no. 238, pl. 47(b), as painted c. 1835-40.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, British Art, 1934, no. 431, lent by T. W. Bacon, Ramsden Hall, Billericay.
On loan to the Birmingham City Art Gallery by 1950, until 1953-4, and from circa 1977 until 1999.
On loan to the Birmingham City Art Gallery by 1950, until 1953-4, and from circa 1977 until 1999.
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