Tickets
English
DonateMembershipTickets

Venus and Cupid

Engraver Jean-Baptiste Michel French
After Carlo Maratti Italian
Publisher John Boydell British
May 1, 1779
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Venus and Cupid
  • Engraver: Jean-Baptiste Michel (French, Paris 1748–1804 Paris)
  • Artist: After Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625–1713 Rome)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Date: May 1, 1779
  • Medium: Engraving and etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 8 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (22.3 × 26.2 cm)
    Image: 7 5/16 × 10 1/16 in. (18.5 × 25.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.887-38
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

More Artwork
The Sleep of Cupid, Jean-Baptiste Michel French, Etching and engraving
The Sleep of Cupid
Jean-Baptiste Michel
After François Boucher
Guitar, Jean-Baptiste Voboam French, Spruce, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory, ebony, French
Guitar
attributed to Jean-Baptiste Voboam
1697
Scrapbook of Drawings and Prints, Gideon Saint British, Pen and ink, engraving and etching
Scrapbook of Drawings and Prints
Gideon Saint
ca. 1760
The infant Christ lying on a wooden box, the Virgin kneeling in prayer before him, Saint Joseph at left, shepherds at right, in an octagonal frame, after Reni, Jean-Baptiste Michel French, Engraving
The infant Christ lying on a wooden box, the Virgin kneeling in prayer before him, Saint Joseph at left, shepherds at right, in an octagonal frame, after Reni
Multiple artists/makers
1783
Ceramic Horn, Glazed pottery, French
Ceramic Horn
French
late 18th or early 19th century

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.