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Venus caressing Cupid: 33.A.1-134

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus caressing Cupid

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Porporati, Carlo Antonio
Painter: Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (After)
Publisher: Basan, Pierre François

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Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1780 - Circa 1790

School or Style

Italian
French

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 33.A.1-134
Primary reference Number: 181197
Vesme: 7 IV/IV
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 14
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 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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