Who created "Sleeping Bacchantes"?

Sleeping Bacchantes was created by Jacques Charlier, after François Boucher in 3rd quarter of the 18th century.

When was "Sleeping Bacchantes" created?

This artwork was created 3rd quarter of the 18th century.

What medium is "Sleeping Bacchantes"?

Sleeping Bacchantes is gouache on vellum.

Is "Sleeping Bacchantes" in the public domain?

Yes, Sleeping Bacchantes is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Sleeping Bacchantes

Jacques Charlier, after François Boucher

3rd quarter of the 18th century

Medium

gouache on vellum

Dimensions

sheet: 47.8 × 35.5 cm (18 13/16 × 14 in.) (measured in frame)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of David H. McDonnell

Accession Number

2017.126.6

Art Historical Context

**Sleeping Bacchantes is a delicate gouache on vellum by Jacques Charlier created after the renowned François Boucher in the third quarter of the 18 century. Measuring nearly 48 x 36 cm, this drawing captures a serene, mythological scene of Bacchantes—devotees of the wine god Bacchus—reclining in slumber. Boucher's influence shines through in the soft, voluptuous forms and playful sensuality typical of French Rococo art, evoking the lavish world of 18th-century aristocratic fantasy. Gouache, an opaque watercolor medium, lends the work a luminous, velvety quality on the fine parchment vellum, ...

Sleeping Bacchantes

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