Venus on her way to Cyprus

ca. 1677

Not on view

Mezzotint, a tonal method of printmaking, was invented in Germany in 1642 and introduced to Britain by Dutch engravers. Beckett was first great native-born Englishman to practice the technique, producing just over than a hundred prints between 1681 and his early death in 1688. Most of these are portraits, many after leading painters such as Sir Peter Lely and Sir Godfrey Kneller. This example represents Henrietta Maria Yarborough, wearing a low-necked dress, holding a small greyhound, and seated in a landscape.

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Title: Venus on her way to Cyprus
Artist: Gerard de Lairesse (Dutch, Liège 1641–1711 Amsterdam)
Artist: After Nicolaes Visscher II (Dutch, 1649–1702)
Date: ca. 1677
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (21.6 × 16.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Object Number: 24.63.1798
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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