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Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-92)
Silenus and the Infant Bacchus, after the Antique c. 1858
Bronze | 51.0 x 24.0 x 22.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 41549
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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 Prince Albert, 24th December 1858. [Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010, pg 459]
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Medium and techniques
Bronze
Measurements
51.0 x 24.0 x 22.0 cm (whole object)
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