Bacchante Plate 1 of 3. Stipple engraving. Bovi, c1792

by Bovi. M.

Bacchante classical engraving c1792, Plate 1 of 3. Young woman with infant and grapes. In classical mythology, Bacchante is a priestess, or female follower of Bacchus, the God of wine.

Original beautiful sepia-toned copperplate engraving circa 1792 by M. Bovi, from a drawing by Lavinia, Countess of Spencer. The engraver Marino Bovi was a pupil of  the Italian artist, Francesco Bartolozzi R.A. (1727-1815).

Size to intaglio impression is  22 x 28cm (8.5 x 11 inches), with wide borders. Because of the fragile nature of the paper used for the engraving, it was laid down (adhered to a stronger backing paper).