Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante

Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante is a c. 1792 portrait painting by the French artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. It depicts the English dancer and actress Emma, Lady Hamilton.^[1] She is depicted as a Bacchante from Greek Mythology.^[2][3]

Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante
Artist	Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Year	c.1792
Type	Oil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions	132.5 cm × 105.5 cm (52.2 in × 41.5 in)
Location	Lady Lever Art Gallery, Merseyside

She married Sir William Hamilton, the British ambassador in Naples, in 1791. It was one of four paintings of Hamilton that Le Brun painted during her own time in Italy, where she had moved following the French Revolution. Lady Hamilton later became known for her love affair with the British admiral Horatio Nelson. Today the painting is in the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery, having been acquired in 1925.^[4]