Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British, Venus Crowned by Cupid, between 1810 and 1815
- Title:
- Venus Crowned by Cupid
- Additional Title(s):
- The Birth of Venus
- Date:
- between 1810 and 1815
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, with pen and brown, gray, red-brown and red ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches (14.3 x 22.2 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.12
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- arrows | cherubs | clouds | crown (costume component) | doves | nude | religious and mythological subject | wings
- Associated People:
- Venus
Cupid - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5536
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Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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