Bacchanal

1770/1775

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: pen and black ink over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions: overall: 35.9 x 39.8 cm (14 1/8 x 15 11/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1986.46.1
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Bacchanal — John Hamilton Mortimer. 1770/1775.

Medium: pen and black ink over graphite on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 35.9 x 39.8 cm (14 1/8 x 15 11/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1986.46.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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