Henry George Herbert as "The Infant Bacchus"

Engraverengraved by John Raphael Smith (British, 1752 - 1812)

Afterafter Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)

ClassificationsPRINTS

Date1776

Mediummezzotint

Dimensions17 11/16 x 14 7/8 in. (44.9 x 37.8 cm.) platemark: 20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.6 cm.) sheet: 20 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (51.4 x 37.1 cm.)

DescriptionWhole length with his hands on a basket of grapes two leopards by his side and Thyrsus on the ground. Afterwards, 2nd Earl of Cavnavron. In 1796 married Elizabeth Nolly, daughter of Colonel Dyke Aceland of Paston, Somerset. Plate not cleaned. Marked on verso at lower left in green ink: BD [Lugt 352a, unidentified, possibly a Marquis of Bute mark] BSAR at center in graphite: Herbert (Bacchus) BSAR at lower right in graphite: R81/ 292/ State I/ 41 Inscribed on recto at lower left in etched letters: Painted by S Joshua Reynolds Inscribed on recto at lower center in etched letters, scraped away: Master Herbert Inscribed on recto at lower center in etched letters: Bacchus [open letters]/ Publishd 15th Novemb 1776 by J Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside London Inscribed on recto at lower right in etched letters: Engraved by J R Smith Hamilton 37 After a 1775-76 painting (Mannings 893) I/III

InscribedInscribed in center of verso in graphite: Herbert (Bacchus) Inscribed in lower right of verso in graphite: R81 / 292 / State I / 97.18.83 / 41 Etched in lower left of recto: Painted b y S Joshua Reynolds [scraped away in lower center of image] Master Herbert Etched in lower center of recto: Bacchus [open letters] / Published 15th Novemb 1776 by J Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside, London Etched in lower right of recto: Engravedby J R Smith Plate not cleaned

MarkingsMarked on verso at lower left in green ink: BD [Lugt 352a, unidentified, possibly a Marquis of Bute mark]

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Frances Crandall Dyke Bequest

Status

Not on view

Object number97.18.83

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