Cupid testing his arrows

Giovanni Folo Italian

After Stephano Tofanelli Italian

ca. 1845–54

Not on view

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Title: Cupid testing his arrows
Artist: Giovanni Folo (Italian, Bassano 1764–1836 Rome)
Artist: After Stephano Tofanelli (Italian, 1752–1812)
Date: ca. 1845–54
Medium: Engraving; proof
Dimensions: Image: 12 1/8 × 14 15/16 in. (30.8 × 37.9 cm)
Plate: 15 9/16 × 17 7/16 in. (39.6 × 44.3 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 25 3/8 in. (47.9 × 64.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Alice C. Taft, Mrs. Marianna F. Taft, Miss Hope Smith, Mrs. Helen Bradley Head, and Brockholst M. Smith, 1945
Object Number: 45.78.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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