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Creator:
Print made by John Smith, the mezzotinter, 1652–1743
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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Link:
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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