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This lead statue of Bacchus is one of six classical gods that once adorned the façade of Duff House. Prior to this, the Bacchus sculpture – along with the statues of Apollo, Luna, Mars, Mercury and Minerva – had been a garden ornament. Bacchus was the Roman god of agriculture and wine. Evidence from 1743 suggests that the statue previously stood on the bowling green at Airlie House, the Earl of Fife’s townhouse in Banff. Formal gardens with sculptures grew popular among the nobility in the 1600s, perhaps inspired by sights seen on the Grand Tour of Europe. More recently, the Bacchus statue was replaced with a copy to preserve the original. The six statues were likely made around 1740 by Jan van Nost the Younger. The sculptor was based in London and Dublin.
Duff House
Banff
Title
Bacchus
Date
c.1740
Medium
lead
Measurements
H 160 x W 87 x D 38 cm
Accession number
DUFF006
Acquisition method
on loan from Scottish Ministers
Work type
Statue