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Venus Sleeping
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Annibale Carracci (Italian (Bolognese), 1560–1609)
Published by: John Boydell (English, 1719–1804)
After: Annibale Carracci (Italian (Bolognese), 1560–1609)
Published by: John Boydell (English, 1719–1804)
1785
Medium/Technique
Etching, engraving, and stipple engraving, printed in brown ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 30 x 39 cm (11 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 29.5 x 38 cm (11 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Platemark: 29.5 x 38 cm (11 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Francis Jay Underhill
Accession NumberM34820
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Calabi 0489, iv/v; Tuer 1393
Marks
Verso, lower right, stamped in black ink, the mark of Francis J. Underhill, Brooklyn (died 1938)(Lugt 1018a); verso, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceFrancis J. Underhill, Brooklyn (died 1938)(Lugt 1018a); gift of his estate to the MFA December 8, 1938