A Large sanguine portrait of a young man, possibly taken from a statue of Dionysus or Bacchus, the God of wine, fertility, ritual madness, theatre and religious ecstasy.
Drawn on handmade, cream coloured paper it might have been a study for a painting.
Unsigned.
French. 18th Century.
Large: 60 x 46 cms or 24 x 18 inches.
Condition: Very Good. The paper is creased. The rough edges are a little darkened. A short closed tear at the top has been repaired using archival tape. There is a small hole to the right of the paper, a mark on the man’s neck, and a larger brown mark that looks like mud to the right of his neck.
