The head of John the Baptist is brought to Salome; Bacchus stands behind her with a dismembered stag. Engraving by T. Holloway after J.H. Füssli.

  • Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825.
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22684i
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Description

Episode described in Bible. N.T. Mark 6.17-29. A hand holding the hilt of a sword is visible in the bottom-left hand corner. Bacchus holds a thyrsus, an ancient fertility symbol. The head of the stag held by Bacchus represents Pentheus in Euripides' 'The Bacchae', who is torn to pieces by the Bacchae

Physical description

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 34.2 x 26.9 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Lettering in the lettered state: The daughter of Herodias. Hen.y Fuseli Esq.r R.A. delin.t ; T. Holloway sculp.t Published as the Act directs by T. Holloway & the other proprietors April 25 1798

Edition

[Proof before letters].

Reference

Wellcome Collection 22684i

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