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The Power of Beauty

1767
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Power of Beauty
  • Artist: William Walker (British, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 1729–1793 London)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Richard Earlom (British, London 1743–1822 London)
  • Artist: After Filippo Lauri (Italian, Rome 1623–1694 Rome)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Date: 1767
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 13 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (35 × 47 cm)
    Sheet: 16 1/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.8 × 50.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.3238
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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