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Drawing, Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, Design for a Sideboard Panel

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jean Bernard Honoré Toro. It is dated ca. 1700 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is black crayon, pen and black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

45.8 x 31 cm (18 1/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

watermark: M (fleur de lis) II

Cite this object as

Drawing, Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, Design for a Sideboard Panel; Jean Bernard Honoré Toro (French, 1661 - 1731); France; black crayon, pen and black ink on paper; 45.8 x 31 cm (18 1/16 x 12 3/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-285

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