Bacchus and Ariadne, print, album page, Bacchus and Ariadne sitting in the clouds. Around him three figures. One plays the flute, a second the tambourine. The third holds a wreath above Ariadne's head., printmaker: William Baillie, after drawing by Marco Antonio Franceschini, 1772-01-02, William Baillie, Marco Antonio Franceschini, printmaker, after drawing by, paper, paste, crayon manner, etching, etching in crayon manner, pasted on album page, height 276 mm x width 254 mm, (story of) Ariadne and Bacchus, A rectangular print framed by multiple concentric decorative borders contains a circular central vignette showing a group of reclining and seated figures on stylized clouds. The figures wear flowing draped garments and have classical, idealized facial features and hairstyles; one figure appears to hold a round object above another while another reaches toward that area as if placing a wreath, and a smaller figure reclines lower at the edge playing a wind instrument. The shading is re...
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Bacchus and Ariadne, print, album page, Bacchus and Ariadne sitting in the clouds. Around him three figures. One plays the flute, a second the tambourine. The third holds a wreath above Ariadne's head., printmaker: William Baillie, after drawing by Marco Antonio Franceschini, 1772-01-02, William Baillie, Marco Antonio Franceschini, printmaker, after drawing by, paper, paste, crayon manner, etching, etching in crayon manner, pasted on album page, height 276 mm x width 254 mm, (story of) Ariadne and Bacchus, A rectangular print framed by multiple concentric decorative borders contains a circular central vignette showing a group of reclining and seated figures on stylized clouds. The figures wear flowing draped garments and have classical, idealized facial features and hairstyles; one figure appears to hold a round object above another while another reaches toward that area as if placing a wreath, and a smaller figure reclines lower at the edge playing a wind instrument. The shading is rendered with fine stippling and hatching, creating soft tonal variations on the clouds and drapery. The overall palette is monochrome on aged paper with subtle foxing and uneven discoloration near the margins.

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Bacchus Ariadne print album page Ariadne sitting clouds three figures plays flute second tambourine third holds wreath Ariadne's head printmaker William Baillie drawing Marco Antonio Franceschini 1772-01-02 paper paste crayon manner etching pasted height 276 mm x width 254 mm story of rectangular print framed multiple concentric decorative borders contains circular central vignette showing group reclining seated figures stylized clouds figures wear flowing draped garments classical idealized facial features hairstyles figure hold round object another another reaches area placing smaller figure reclines lower edge playing wind instrument shading rendered fine stippling hatching creating soft tonal variations drapery palette monochrome aged paper subtle foxing uneven discoloration near margins

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