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Studies of Venus and Cupid
Francesco Rosaspina (Italian, 1762–1841)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
about 1785-1810
Medium/Technique
Soft-ground etching and aquatint, printed in three shades of brown
Dimensions
Sheet: 23.5 x 18.3 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 22.8 x 18.2 cm (9 x 7 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 22.8 x 18.2 cm (9 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3220
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Not listed separately in Le Blanc; possibly from Le Blanc 57
Marks
Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, top left, the number "11."
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900