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Venus Caressing Cupid
about 1780-1800
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 53.2 x 39.2 cm (20 15/16 x 15 7/16 in.)(trimmed on or within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP14096
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Le Blanc 6, i/ii; Apell 5, i/ii; de Vesme 7, ii/iv
Marks
Recto, bottom right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso of backing sheet, lower right, 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