Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante
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| Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante | |
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| Artist | Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun |
| Year | c.1792 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 132.5 cm × 105.5 cm (52.2 in × 41.5 in) |
| Location | Lady Lever Art Gallery, Merseyside |
Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante is a c. 1792 portrait painting by the French artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. It depicts the English dancer and actress Emma, Lady Hamilton.[1] She is depicted as a Bacchante from Greek Mythology.[2][3]
She married Sir William Hamilton, the British ambassador in Naples, in 1791. It was one of four paintings of Hamilton that Le Brun painted during her own time in Italy, where she had moved following the French Revolution. Lady Hamilton later became known for her love affair with the British admiral Horatio Nelson. Today the painting is in the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery, having been acquired in 1925.[4]
