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Venus disarming Cupid: 2899

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An image of Drawing
Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus disarming Cupid

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cambiaso, Luca (After)

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Notes

History note: J. Gulston (1745-1786); The Rev. Thomas Kerrich; The Rev. R.E. Kerrich

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Measurements and weight

Height: 308 mm
Width: 214 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, on paper, with a brown painted border

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2899
Primary reference Number: 7206

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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