print
- Museum number
- 1866,1110.1470
- Title
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Object: Vulcanus & Ceres
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Series: The Loves of the Gods
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Series: Tabulæ novem coelo elaboratæ ad totidem Titiani archetypos
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Series: Nine Prints from the Celebrated Paintings of Titian, in the Duke of Marlboroughs Gallery, at Blenheim
- Description
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Vulcan, nude apart from a cloak, with his arm around Ceres, earring and corn in hair, and nude apart from a loose sheet; in the foreground, nude infant, and a hammer; cornucopia beside Ceres; forge in background to left; wall and tree in background to right. 1708
Mezzotint
- Production date
- 1708
- Dimensions
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Height: 415 millimetres
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Width: 279 millimetres (trimmed)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For comment on series see the title-page (1878,0914.52).
States [recorded by Ganz]
(i) before all letters and with light rocker work in the lower margin
(ii) lettered 'Vulcanus & Ceres. // Ex Tabula Titiani J. Smith fecit Londini. 1708.'
Other impressions: London BM 1921,0415.7 (i), 1868, 0822.2158 (ii); Paris BN (ii); Chatsworth (ii); Cambridge Fitzwilliam (ii); Glasgow Hunterian; MFA; London NPG; New York PL, vol. 2 fol. 86; Oxford, Christ Church, Worcester College (ii); Plymouth; Amsterdam RPK; CLB (2 impressions, 1 in 'Blenheim' album)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1866
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1866,1110.1470
