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Object Type
print
Museum number
1900,0827.3
Title
Object:
Venere assistita dalle Grazie che dissuade Adone dalla caccia
Description
Venus with the Graces attempting to dissuade Adonis from departing for the hunt, after the ancient Roman fresco in the Baths of Titus. 1802 Etching and aquatint
Producer name
Print made by:
Giuseppe Cluny
Intermediary draughtsman:
Lodovico Mirri
Intermediary draughtsman:
Francesco Novelli
School/style
Italian
Production date
1802
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
aquatint
Dimensions
Height:
424 millimetres
Width:
570 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
One of a set of four plates: see 1900,0827.1 to 4
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythology
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Aphrodite/Venus
Representation of:
Adonis
Representation of:
Graces/Charities
Associated places
Associated with:
Baths of Titus
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
J L Petingale
Acquisition date
1900
Acquisition notes
The four prints 1900,0827.1 to 4 are stated in the register to have been purchased from J L Petingale, Esq. But no price is given and they were not reported to the Trustees.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1900,0827.3