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Statues of Venus: P.1866-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Statues of Venus

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Temporary record

Legal notes

Bequest of 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 1701 - Circa 1800

Note

Counterproof printed with platemark in relief.

School or Style

Italian
British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 208 mm Width 145 mm
Sheet Height 248 mm Width 188 mm

Techniques used in production

Counterproof
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 6 [reversed]
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 42 [reversed]
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 43 [reversed]
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 44 [reversed]
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 45 [reversed]
  • Location: Image centre right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 46 [reversed]
  • Location: Image centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 47 [reversed]
  • Location: Image centre left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 48 [reversed]
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 49 [reversed]
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 50 [reversed]
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Inscription present: winged dragon or sea horse

  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1866-1991
Primary reference Number: 93993
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 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) "Statues of Venus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/93993 Accessed: 2024-11-30 19:04:28

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/93993 |title=Statues of Venus |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-30 19:04:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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