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Object Type
Museum number: 1868,1212.134
Description: Venus and Adonis; Venus seated mourning the dead body of Adonis which she holds across her lap, with an infant Cupid wringing his hands, at her shoulder, in upper left. 1770 Etching
Producer name: Print made by: Angelica Kauffman; After: Carracci
School/style: Swiss; British
Production date: 1770
Materials
Technique: etching; aquatint
Dimensions: Height: 192 millimetres; Width: 155 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For information on Kauffman's printmaking, see 1993,0620.24.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical mythology; classical deity
Associated names: Representation of: Aphrodite/Venus; Representation of: Adonis
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,1212.134

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