The Drinking Customs of Society or Worship of Bacchus
1864
- Medium
- steel engraving
- Dimensions
- 55.9 × 99.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-200267
Made during the Victorian era in England (1837–1901), this grandly scaled print utilizes the imagery of a Roman bacchanalia—an ancient wine-fueled festival dedicated to Bacchus—to convey a frenzy of activities related to alcohol and its role in society. Bacchus, Silenus (his teacher), and a bacchant (a follower) appear as sculptures in the center, while widows and orphans, whose husbands and fathers have succumbed to alcohol, appear below. Foreground vignettes featuring a religious service, social gathering, marriage feast, christening, birthday party, and funeral demonstrate alcohol’s ubiqui…
Provenance
Coburn Haskell, 1931.434
Registry history
- 1864 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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