The court of Louis XIV of France frequently employed mythological iconography, most famously in the Grand Apartement of the Palace of Versailles, where a different deity was assigned to each room. This tapestry is part of a series representing the seasons, called Portières des Dieux (‘Portals of the Gods’). Bacchus represents autumn and is identifiable by his crown of vine leaves, leopard-skin pelt and staff.

Probably purchased by George IV, 1825