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Statue of Venus, The

Maker

(artist)
1717-1810

(engraver)
1717-1810

Title

Statue of Venus, The

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Height: 31.3 cm
Width: 21.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.4313

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: top centre, printed: The Statue of Venus, commonly called Venus of Medicis, is 7 Heads 3 parts high; / supposing the Figure to stand upright, [and] resting equally on both Feet.

Inscription: Recto: top right corner, printed: 25

Inscription: Recto: left, vertically printed: parts minutes

Inscription: Recto: upper right, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY

Inscription: Recto: bottom, printed: C. Grignion sculp.

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