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Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-92)
Silenus and the infant Bacchus, after the Antique 1847
Bronze | 78.5 x 32.0 x 32.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 41048
Grand Corridor Second Section, Osborne House
Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-92)
Silenus and the infant Bacchus, after the Antique 1847
Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-92)
Silenus and the infant Bacchus, after the Antique 1847
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A bronze statuette of Silenus, standing naked and with his left elbow leaning on a tree trunk, holding the naked infant Bacchus in his arms. Set on a rectangular base. This bronze was cast by the firm of the Parisian founder Francois Barbedienne and is a reduced version of an original antique Roman marble sculpture in the Musée du Louvre.
Provenance
Given to Queen Victoria by the Prince Consort in 1847 and displayed in the Grand Corridor at Osborne House.
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Medium and techniques
Bronze
Measurements
78.5 x 32.0 x 32.5 cm (whole object)
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