Bacchus with thyrsus riding a centaur

Bacchus, Roman god of win, with thyrsus (pine-cone staff) riding a centaur with its hands tied behind its back. Engraved on sardonyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Baccha Centaurum Domans. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785

Ancient History Antiquarian Bacchus Centaur Charles Francis Greville Classical History Dactylotheca Greek Myth John Boydell John Spilsbury Mezzotint Roman Myth Sardonyx Thyrsus

Features In These Collections

> Contributors > FLO