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Venus Kissing a Rose

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: John Hamilton Mortimer (English, 1740–1779)
Published by: John Bew (English, active about 1772–1793)
1778

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 14.8 x 9.9 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10794
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 1786, iii/iii; probably Tuer 1600
Marks Verso, bottom center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897