Venus and Cupid
Venus and Cupid

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Venus and Cupid,

18th century

possibly French
x1976-52

Information

Title
Venus and Cupid
Dates

18th century

Medium
Recto: Pen and black and brown inks with grey wash Verso: Black chalk
Dimensions
18.6 x 14.9 cm (7 5/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor Frank Jewett Mather, Jr., in the 1940s
Object Number
x1976-52
Marks/Labels/Seals
Blindstamp, lower right corner: VWN [in oval] [Lugt 2540]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
black chalk, ink, wash, paper (fiber product)
Subject
putti, goddesses, nudes

Frank Jewett Mather, Jr.;

1940s, Gift to the Princeton University Art Museum

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