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Venus and Eros carried by dolphins: P.5366-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus and Eros carried by dolphins

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raimondi, Marcantonio (Possibly)
Draughtsman: Dente, Marco (Marco da Ravenna) (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From Sir Joshua Reynolds' collection (Lugt 2364)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1515 - Circa 1527

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5366-R
Primary reference Number: 127378
Bartsch: 324A
Illustrated Bartsch: 324A (244)
Lugt: 2364
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 72, copy
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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