Venus and Adonis (?), nude in a landscape with a dog at left and Cupid at upper right

Andrea Scacciati Italian

1750–70

Not on view

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Title: Venus and Adonis (?), nude in a landscape with a dog at left and Cupid at upper right
Artist: Andrea Scacciati (Italian, 1725–1771)
Date: 1750–70
Medium: Etching and aquatint in green
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 1/8 × 16 3/16 in. (28.3 × 41.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.4824
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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