The Triumph of Bacchus and Ceres

Within an octagonal frame, a seated female figure holds a staff beside a chariot with a large spoked wheel, while revelers and a lion-like beast move through the scene before a colonnade with draped curtains. Brown ink and wash create soft shading on pale laid paper, and an inscription below reads "Bacco Cerere loro trionfo in Tebe."

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

1812

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on light brown laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2240 × 2232 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum