Medium:

Pencil, pen and ink, brown wash

Dimensions:

Sheet: 30.5 x 54.8 cm (12 x 21 9/16 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Italy and France

Date:

1750–70

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Before a classic portico, a female figure with the attributes of the Visual Arts kneels in adoration before a statue of Venus. Cupid flies above. Other figures, including a river god at lower right.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

Accession Number:

1938-88-6648

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4697ab9fc-571f-4142-8757-ad60a188752b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-6648