The Sale of Cupids
Domenico Marchetti Italian
After Antonio Canova Italian
Not on view
Proof state with retouching in graphite.
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Domenico Marchetti Italian
After Antonio Canova Italian
Not on view
Proof state with retouching in graphite.
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Title: The Sale of Cupids
Artist:
Domenico Marchetti (Italian, Rome ca. 1780–after 1844 Rome)
Artist:
After Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice)
Date: 1812–13
Medium: Mezzotint, etching and engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 17 3/16 × 28 9/16 in. (43.6 × 72.6 cm)
Sheet: 20 in. × 29 15/16 in. (50.8 × 76 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Edward W. Root, Elihu Root Jr. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant III, 1937
Object Number: 37.17.77
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