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Venus attired by the Graces | Venus servie par les Graces: 31.K.4-11

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus attired by the Graces | Venus servie par les Graces

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bartolozzi, Francesco
Printmaker: Vivarès, François
Painter: Patel, Pierre I (After)
Publisher: Colnaghi

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1773

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Patel sen..r pinxit
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: F.. Vivares Exc.d
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: F.. Bartolozzi, R. A. sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Venus attired by the Graces | Venus servie par les Graces
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: London Published July 1.1797, by Colnaghi Sala & Co. 132, Pall Mall.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.4-11
Primary reference Number: 184664
Vesme/Calabi: 500 IV/IV

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Venus attired by the Graces | Venus servie par les Graces" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184664 Accessed: 2024-05-01 10:58:23

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184664 |title=Venus attired by the Graces | Venus servie par les Graces |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-01 10:58:23|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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