William BOUGUEREAU (La Rochelle, 1825 - 1905) Double study for 'Priestess of Bacchus' and 'Bacchante Oil on canvas (Original canvas) Bears the number '83' in ink on the stretcher verso Unframed Sketches for "Prêtresse de Bacchus" and "Bacchante", oil on canvas, by W. Bouguereau 12.99 x 18.30 in. 33 x 46.5 cm Provenance: It has remained in the artist's family to the present day; Private collection, Normandy Our double sketch is preparatory to two large oil paintings by Bouguereau in 1894: La Prêtresse de Bacchus (fig. 1) and a Bacchante (fig. 2), both of which are in private collections (Damien Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau, catalogue raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, pp. 294-295, cat. 1894/13 and 1894/4). William BOUGUEREAU (La Rochelle, 1825 - 1905) 33 x 46.5 cm