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A Vestal of -93, Trying on the Cestus of Venus: P.313-1948

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Vestal of -93, Trying on the Cestus of Venus

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gillray, James
Publisher: Humphrey, Hannah

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Beaumont, Violet, Lady

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1793

Note

Published April 29th 1793. First state

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Hand colouring

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.313-1948
Primary reference Number: 161612
Stephens/George: 8389
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 19 May 2015 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) "A Vestal of -93, Trying on the Cestus of Venus" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/161612 Accessed: 2024-04-27 18:02:33

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/161612 |title=A Vestal of -93, Trying on the Cestus of Venus |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 18:02:33|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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