The Education of Bacchus, A marble relief by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. In front of the entrance to a cave stands Mercury who has placed Bacchus in the arms of the nymph Leucothoe. Behind them Silenus and Pan. On the right, three nymphs kneel in admiration before the child. Around them fauns and nymphs. Below the image three lines of Latin text., print maker: Giovanni-Martino dei Boni, (mentioned on object), after drawing by: Giovanni-Martino dei Boni, (mentioned on object), after design by: Antonio Canova, (mentioned on object), print maker: Rome, after drawing by: Rome, after desig

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The Education of Bacchus, A marble relief by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. In front of the entrance to a cave stands Mercury who has placed Bacchus in the arms of the nymph Leucothoe. Behind them Silenus and Pan. On the right, three nymphs kneel in admiration before the child. Around them fauns and nymphs. Below the image three lines of Latin text., print maker: Giovanni-Martino dei Boni, (mentioned on object), after drawing by: Giovanni-Martino dei Boni, (mentioned on object), after design by: Antonio Canova, (mentioned on object), print maker: Rome, after drawing by: Rome, after design by: Italy, 1800, paper, etching, engraving, height 526 mm × width 714 mm

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