Image

Richard Earlom

Venus and Adonis

Description

Maker

Richard Earlom (British, 1743-1822), designer
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665), painter
John Boydell (British, 1719-1804), publisher

Title

Venus and Adonis

Year

1766

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

41.4 x 50.2 cm (16 5/16 x 19 3/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Inscribed, LL: "Nic : Poussin pinxit" ; LR: "R. Earlom fecit"; titled, LC: "VENUS AND ADONIS./From the original..."
Verso: in pencil in center: "Lord Carrington's picture"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund, Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund, Mary B. Jackson Fund, Edgar J. Lownes Fund and Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

54.186A

Type

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Richard Earlom (British, 1743-1822), designer
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665), painter
John Boydell (British, 1719-1804), publisher
Venus and Adonis, 1766
etching
41.4 x 50.2 cm (16 5/16 x 19 3/4 inches) (plate)
Walter H. Kimball Fund, Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund, Mary B. Jackson Fund, Edgar J. Lownes Fund and Jesse Metcalf Fund 54.186A

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