Silenus met een familie saters (Bacchanaal)
1785-01
Medium
etching
Dimensions
439; 475
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
### Silenus met een familie sat (BacchanaalStep into the exuberant world of classical mythology with Richard Earlom *Silenus met familie saters (Banaal)*, an from January 1785. British artist Richard Earlom (1743–1822), renowned for his masterful reproductive prints, captures a lively bacchanal scene featuring Silenus—the jovial, wine-loving companion of Dionysus—surrounded by a frolicking family of satyrs. These half-human, half-beast figures embody ancient Greek ideals of revelry, fertility, and abandon, drawing from Baroque traditions popularized by artists like Peter Paul Rubens, whose com...
About the Artist
Richard Earlom · 1728–1794
Richard Earlom (1743–1822) stands as one of the supreme masters of mezzotint engraving in British art history, whose technical virtuosity and dedication to reproductive printmaking brought the works of Old Masters to unprecedented audiences. Born in London on May 14, 1743, Earlom spent his entire career transforming paintings and drawings into prints of extraordinary quality, elevating reproductiv...