Venus and Adonis (Vénus et Adonis)
Maker
After
(artist)
1527-1585
(intermediary draughtsman)
1762-1837
(printmaker)
ca. 1740-ca. 1836 (Life dates)
(artist)
1527-1585
(intermediary draughtsman)
1762-1837
(printmaker)
ca. 1740-ca. 1836 (Life dates)
Title
Venus and Adonis (Vénus et Adonis)
Date of Production
1786 - 1808
Medium
etching and engraving
printed in black
printed in black
Dimensions
Height: 41.8 cm
Width: 29.3 cm
Width: 29.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.6987.27
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
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Gravé par G. H. Le Villain. //
Inscription: Peint par Luco Cambiaso. //
Inscription: Dessiné par Duvivier. / VÉNUS ET ADONIS. / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. / ÉCOLE GÉNOISE. / I.ER TABLEAU DE LUCA CAMBIASO. (...) //
Inscription: L. CAMBIASO / Duke of Orleans Coll. 1786 //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: Peint par Luco Cambiaso. //
Inscription: Dessiné par Duvivier. / VÉNUS ET ADONIS. / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. / ÉCOLE GÉNOISE. / I.ER TABLEAU DE LUCA CAMBIASO. (...) //
Inscription: L. CAMBIASO / Duke of Orleans Coll. 1786 //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
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