TitleSilenus and the Infant Bacchus
Artist
Moseley Isaac Danforth
(American, 1800 - 1862)
Datec. 1827-1837
MediumCharcoal with white chalk on tan wove paper
DimensionsSheet size: 27 1/2 × 18 3/4 in.
Mat size: 33 3/4 × 25 in.
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, Gift of Mary Danforth Dodge and Elizabeth Dodge in memory of their grandfather, Moseley Isaac Danforth, 1927
Object number1986.50
Label TextThe National Academy has a large collection of Danforth's academic drawings among its holdings. These were given to the institution by the artist's descendents. Danforth was a founding member of the New York Drawing Association and its offspring, the National Academy of Design. In 1826 Danforth went to England, and remained for ten years. "Silenus and the Infant Bacchus" was created during a period of study at the Royal Academy in London. From the beginning, the practice of drawing from antique casts was the basis of instruction in the European academies, as it was at the schools of the National Academy.
