Venus on her way to Cyprus

Gerard de Lairesse Dutch

After Nicolaes Visscher II Dutch

ca. 1677

Not on view

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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: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.6 × 19.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Louis Grabkowicz, 1978
Object Number: 1978.595.45
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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