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The Ring given to Venus: P.757-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Ring given to Venus
'The Earthly Paradise'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927) by Holliday, J. R.

Note

Recent impression

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 128 mm Width 170 mm
Sheet Height 259 mm Width 320 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.757-R
Primary reference Number: 177
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Ring given to Venus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/177 Accessed: 2024-04-19 02:21:59

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