Historical Engravings

A collection of etchings depicting historical scenes with figures, horses, and mythical themes, showcasing intricate details and a nostalgic mood.

Bacchus Quam male Dive tuos, effundis Bacche racemos. Abstine tam charam nil facit illa manum (title on object), Bacchus, crowned with vine leaves and grapes, stands in a landscape with a thyrsus and a bunch of grapes in his hands. He squeezes the bunch of grapes and has the juice collected in a bowl that is held by a maenade. The child sitting at the maenade tries to catch some of the grape juice. On the right in the background maenads play the flute., (Story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber, maenad (s), female bacchant (es), Gerard de Lairesse (mentioned on object), 1675 - 1680, paper, etching, h 422 mm × w 291 mm
Bacchus Quam male Dive tuos, effundis Bacche racemos. Abstine tam charam nil facit illa manum (title on object), Bacchus, crowned with vine leaves and grapes, stands in a landscape with a thyrsus and a bunch of grapes in his hands. He squeezes the bunch of grapes and has the juice collected in a bowl that is held by a maenade. The child sitting at the maenade tries to catch some of the grape juice. On the right in the background maenads play the flute., (Story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber, maenad (s), female bacchant (es), Gerard de Lairesse (mentioned on object), 1675 - 1680, paper, etching, h 422 mm × w 291 mm