Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour
1782
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Bacchus enfant is a 1782 ink by Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour, a Romanticism work, depicting Putto, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a young Bacchus. He's the god of wine and parties in ancient Roman mythology. The artist made this etching in 1782, which is a pretty old technique for creating detailed images. The etching process involves scratching a design into a metal plate, which is then used to print the image. This method allows for a lot of fine details and textures. You can learn more about this technique by looking up "etching".
Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de (1782–1782) was an artist.
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