Three Cupids
Three Cupids
Three Cupids
Three Cupids

Currently not on view

Three Cupids,

ca. 1742

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, French, 1702–1760
after François Boucher, 1703–1770; born and died Paris, France
x1958-77

Information

Title
Three Cupids
Dates

ca. 1742

Maker
Pierre Alexandre Aveline
after François Boucher
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 21.2 x 28 cm. (8 3/8 x 11 in.) sheet: 30.8 x 33.8 cm. (12 1/8 x 13 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund
Object Number
x1958-77
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Inscribed in plate, lower left and right corners: F. Boucher inv. / Huquier ex. rue St. Jacques. CPR.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermark: [grapes in a circle]
Reference Numbers
Jean-Richard 239
Culture
French, European
Type
prints, engravings, etchings
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
putti

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