Skip to main content

Unknown Lady and Child as 'Venus and Cupid': PD.56-1948

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unknown Lady and Child as 'Venus and Cupid'

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Adam, Henri Albert

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed in 1946, through the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 69 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss

Dating

Production date: AD 1800

Note

?

School or Style

Swiss

Materials used in production

Enamel

Techniques used in production

Enamelled : Enamel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1800
  • Location: Upper centre left, base of column
  • Method of creation: Enamel
  • Type: Date
  • Text: H adam f
  • Location: Upper centre, left, base of column
  • Method of creation: Enamel
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.56-1948
Primary reference Number: 17583

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Unknown Lady and Child as 'Venus and Cupid'" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17583 Accessed: 2024-04-28 06:52:43

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17583 |title=Unknown Lady and Child as 'Venus and Cupid' |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-28 06:52:43|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-17583

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Drawing

Emma Hart as Medea slaying a child

Accession Number: L.D.149

An image of Valentine card

Valentine card

Accession Number: P.14342-R-27

An image of Painting

Venus and Cupid

Accession Number: PD.27-2003

An image of Print

Christ as a child blessing, with globe and snake

Accession Number: P.27-1948

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Madonna and Child - Notecard pack

Madonna and Child - Notecard pack

£5.00

Featured image for the project: Santa and Rudolf Snowballing - Christmas card pack

Santa and Rudolf Snowballing - Christmas card pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: Map Sampler - Lens and screen cloth

Map Sampler - Lens and screen cloth

£5.00

Featured image for the project: White Cup and Saucer - Greeting card

White Cup and Saucer - Greeting card

£3.50

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche

Featured image for the project: Answers for Cupid and Psyche

Answers for Cupid and Psyche

Featured image for the project: Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche

Featured image for the project: Exploring Cupid and Psyche

Exploring Cupid and Psyche

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo