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A youth wearing a torn leopard skin and a wreath in his hair is tied to the mast of a ship. The sail is partly visible above him. A wild-looking group of men with long beards and hair surrounds him aggressively brandishing their daggers. Most of them are only dressed in a skirt-like garment and are barefoot. A man on the left wears a sleeveless harness and a cap as well. He holds a large battle axe. A rope lies coiled up in the lower right corner.
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
Aberystwyth
Title
Bacchus and the Water Thieves
Date
1864
Medium
Wood engraving mounted on grey card
Accession number
PL4366