Venus caressing Cupid

After Pompeo Batoni Italian
ca. 1760–1816
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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