Venus lying nude on a conch shell, dolphin-riding putti at lower left, another at upper right with a dove and eagle tethered with rope

Giovanni Folo Italian

After Bernardino Nocchi Italian

ca. 1784–1836

Not on view

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Title: Venus lying nude on a conch shell, dolphin-riding putti at lower left, another at upper right with a dove and eagle tethered with rope
Artist: Giovanni Folo (Italian, Bassano 1764–1836 Rome)
Artist: After Bernardino Nocchi (Italian, 1741–1812)
Date: ca. 1784–1836
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 15 3/8 × 22 13/16 in. (39 × 58 cm)
Sheet: 17 13/16 × 23 1/2 in. (45.2 × 59.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.100.426
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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