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The Birth of Venus (Le Naissance de Venus)

Maker

After
(artist)
1657-1734

(etcher)
1673-1733

(publisher)
1662-1757

Title

The Birth of Venus (Le Naissance de Venus)

Date of Production

1700

Medium

etching
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 11.1 cm
Width: 14.5 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6545

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

Literature

Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des gravures toutes les nations, dans lequel sont décrites les estampes rares, précieuses et intéressantes avec l'indication de leurs différents états et des prix auxquels ces estampes...
Fig. p. no. 58

Inscriptions

Inscription: B. Picart fecit 1700. //

Inscription: B. PICART //

Inscription: Le Naissance de Venus. / a Paris chez G. du Change rue S. jacque avec P. du R. //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //

Inscription: C. G. de Clingstet inv. //

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