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Venus and Adonis (Vénus et Adonis)

Maker

After
(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

Dimensions

Height: 41.8 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

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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 //

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