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Print made by John Smith, 1652–1743, British, Venus Holding the Apple of Paris, 1695
- Title:
- Venus Holding the Apple of Paris
- Date:
- 1695
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 3/4 inches (18.7 × 14.6 cm), Plate: 7 × 5 5/16 inches (17.8 × 13.5 cm), Image: 6 11/16 × 5 5/16 inches (17 × 13.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "82a"
Lettered, lower right: "Sold by J. Smith in Russell Street."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.1215
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- apple | beauty | bow | cupids | doves | goddess | music | nude | pearls | religious and mythological subject | sitting | trees | victory | violin | wings | wreath
- Associated People:
- Venus
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23063
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Fancy Pieces - Genre Mezzotints by Robert Robinson & His Contemporaries (Yale Center for British Art, 1994-11-19 - 1995-01-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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