Print made by unknown artist, eighteenth century, Venus Bathing, between 1779 and 1786
- Title:
- Venus Bathing
- Date:
- between 1779 and 1786
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 3/4 × 10 1/2 inches (37.5 × 26.7 cm), Plate: 13 3/4 × 9 7/8 inches (34.9 × 25.1 cm), Image: 12 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches (31.8 × 25.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "#144 | L439"
Lettered below image, lower center: "Venus Bathing | From an Original Picture by Tassaert, in the possession of Wm. Allen | Printed for Wm. Allen, No.88 Dame-street, Dublin"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.798
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bathing | cloth | flowers (plants) | goddess | landscape | necklaces | pearls | religious and mythological subject | rocks | sash | smiling | tree | waterfall
- Associated People:
- Venus
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22491
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