Back view of Venus reclining accompanied by Cupid with a harp, from "Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues..."
Artwork Details
- Title: Back view of Venus reclining accompanied by Cupid with a harp, from "Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues..."
- Series/Portfolio: Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues...
- Artist: Domenico Marchetti (Italian, Rome ca. 1780–after 1844 Rome)
- Artist: Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Tognolli (Italian, Bieno 1786–1862 Rome (?))
- Artist: After Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice)
- Published in: Rome
- Date: 1817
- Medium: Engraving and etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/2 × 25 3/8 in. (49.5 × 64.5 cm)
Plate: 14 5/8 × 20 11/16 in. (37.2 × 52.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.282.120
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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