Venus bespattering two doves with milk from her breasts
Maker
After
(artist)
1571-1638
(printmaker)
1753-1818
(publisher)
1742-1794
(artist)
1571-1638
(printmaker)
1753-1818
(publisher)
1742-1794
Title
Venus bespattering two doves with milk from her breasts
Date of Production
1777 - 1791
Medium
printed in black
etching and engraving
etching and engraving
Dimensions
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 17.4 cm
Width: 17.4 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.7015.80
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
Literature
Dutch and Flemish Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450-1700
Fig. p. vol. XIV, p. 89, no. 2 (after Moreelse)
Fig. p. vol. XIV, p. 89, no. 2 (after Moreelse)
Inscriptions
Inscription: Blot Sculp. //
Inscription: Tiré du Cabinet de M. le Brun. / D'après le Tableau Original de Paul Moréelse de la Grandeur de 2 Pieds 6 pouces, sur 2 de large. / A Paris chez Chereau rüe des Mathurius au coin de celle de Sorbonne. //
Inscription: J. 336. / Lebrun Galerie 1792 //
Inscription: Paul Moreelse Pinx //
Inscription: Tiré du Cabinet de M. le Brun. / D'après le Tableau Original de Paul Moréelse de la Grandeur de 2 Pieds 6 pouces, sur 2 de large. / A Paris chez Chereau rüe des Mathurius au coin de celle de Sorbonne. //
Inscription: J. 336. / Lebrun Galerie 1792 //
Inscription: Paul Moreelse Pinx //
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