Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99), Venus Surrounded by Cupids, 1787
- Title:
- Venus Surrounded by Cupids
- Date:
- 1787
- Materials & Techniques:
- Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 1/2 × 11 15/16 inches (26.7 × 30.3 cm), Plate: 10 1/16 × 11 1/2 inches (25.6 × 29.2 cm), Image: 7 3/16 × 8 13/16 inches (18.3 × 22.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: '[... & ...] by Ryder 5/x"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "a/x"; lower right: "Tuer 1608 | 10/6"
Watermark
Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.B. Cipriani R.A."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R.A."; lettered, lower center: "London Published October 7th 1787, by E.M. Diemar No.114 Strand."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.577
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40776
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