Venus caressing Cupid

Carlo Antonio Porporati Italian

After Pompeo Batoni Italian

ca. 1760–1816

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Venus caressing Cupid
Artist: Carlo Antonio Porporati (Italian, Volvera 1741–1816 Turin)
Artist: After Pompeo Batoni (Italian, Lucca 1708–1787 Rome)
Date: ca. 1760–1816
Medium: Engraving; fourth state of four (De Vesme)
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 21 7/16 × 15 3/8 in. (54.5 × 39 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.895
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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