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Venus and Cupid sleeping: P.1619-1991

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Titles

Venus and Cupid sleeping

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Primaticcio, Francesco (Associated with?)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1530 - 1550

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 85 mm Width 140 mm
Sheet Height 86 mm Width 142 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Cumberland's Essay, 4to, p.456, No DLXXI
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Bonasone
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1619-1991
Primary reference Number: 82996
Cumberland (Italian prints): DLXXI

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

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