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Venus finding Adonis asleep

Print
1778 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving lettered in Latin with two lines of verse and 'Mortimer del. F. Bartolozzi sculp. Published as the Act directs July 1, 1778 by J. Bew Paternoster Row'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleVenus finding Adonis asleep (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi, R.A.
Physical description
Engraving lettered in Latin with two lines of verse and 'Mortimer del. F. Bartolozzi sculp. Published as the Act directs July 1, 1778 by J. Bew Paternoster Row'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 16.51cm
  • Height: 12.07cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO 1964
Marks and inscriptions
'Mortimer del. F. Bartolozzi sculp. Published as the Act directs July 1, 1778 by J. Bew Paternoster Row' (Lettered in Latin with two lines of verse and)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.332-1961

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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