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Venus Surrounded by Cupids

Publisher Emmanuel Matthias Diemar German
August 12, 1788
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Venus Surrounded by Cupids
  • Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
  • Publisher: Emmanuel Matthias Diemar (German, born Berlin ca. 1720, active 1761–96)
  • Date: August 12, 1788
  • Medium: Etching and stipple engraving, printed in color; third state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 11 9/16 in. (25 × 29.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.2625
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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