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Venus with Cupid riding a dolphin to the left, a statue known as the Venus de' Medici: V.3-115

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus with Cupid riding a dolphin to the left, a statue known as the Venus de' Medici
Segmenta nobilium signorum et statuarum

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Perrier, François (le Bourguignon)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1638

Note

Number 81 in the series. Trimmed on left and right sides.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: V.3-115
Primary reference Number: 177981
Robert-Dumesnil: 122
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 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) "Venus with Cupid riding a dolphin to the left, a statue known as the Venus de' Medici" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/177981 Accessed: 2024-11-24 19:51:13

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/177981 |title=Venus with Cupid riding a dolphin to the left, a statue known as the Venus de' Medici |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 19:51:13|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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