The Sale of Cupids

Domenico Marchetti Italian

After Antonio Canova Italian

1812–13

Not on view

Proof state with retouching in graphite.

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Provenance

Title: The Sale of Cupids
Artist: Domenico Marchetti (Italian, Rome ca. 1780–after 1844 Rome)
Artist: After Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice)
Date: 1812–13
Medium: Mezzotint, etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 17 3/16 × 28 9/16 in. (43.6 × 72.6 cm)
Sheet: 20 in. × 29 15/16 in. (50.8 × 76 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Edward W. Root, Elihu Root Jr. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant III, 1937
Object Number: 37.17.77
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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