{"product_id":"bacchante","title":"Bacchante","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnusual portrait miniature of a lady dressed as a Bacchante,a follower of Dionysus,housed in oval gilt frame with an inscription  'So just the disposition of her soul,Nature left reason nothing to controul'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etaken from a poem The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure. c.1795.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poem is 'On Lady E.Mansell' neice to the mother of Sir Hervey Elwes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portrait is possibly Emma Hamilton in the guise of a Bacchante,she was often depicted posing as subjects from mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3.5 inches by 2.5 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Universal Magazine was a periodical published in London in the period 1747–1814 by John Hinton and W. Bent dealing with \"Letters, Debates, Essays, Tales, Poetry, History, Biography, Antiquities, Voyages, Travels, Astronomy, Geography, Mathematics, Mechanics, Architecture, Philosophy, Medicine, Chemistry, Husbandry, Gardening and other Arts and Sciences; which may render it Instructive and Entertaining. To which will be added An Impartial Account of Books in several Languages, And of the state of Learning in Europe; also Of the New Theatrical Entertainments.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63920671162717,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_6758eb4d5398435a92b135d7b82e9f51_mv2.avif?v=1773938619","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/bacchante","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}