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Print, Venus Genitrix: Fireworks
This is a Print. It was print maker: Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain. It is dated 1747 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is etching on off-white laid paper, laid down on frame of white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Gift of Christopher Mendez.
Its dimensions are
39.9 x 47.7 cm (15 11/16 x 18 3/4 in.) 47.5 x 56.4 Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)
It has the following markings
Marks: Yes
It is inscribed
Inscribed on the bottom border in black ink, center: VENUS GENITRIX/; below: PROSPETTIVA DELLA PRIMA MACCHINA RAPPRESENTE IL TEMPIO DI VENERE GENITRICE CHE DALL'ANTICA GENTILITA SI OSSERVA ANCH'OGGI DA' SUOI VESTIGIJ ...A SUA BEATITUDINE BENEDETTO XIV, L'ANNO 1747/; lower right: FRANCESCO SCARDOVELLI CAPO BOMBARDE, E CAPO FUOCAROLO DI CASTEL S. ANGELO
Cite this object as
Print, Venus Genitrix: Fireworks; Print Maker: Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain (French, 1715–1759); Italy; etching on off-white laid paper, laid down on frame of white laid paper; 39.9 x 47.7 cm (15 11/16 x 18 3/4 in.) 47.5 x 56.4 Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.); Gift of Christopher Mendez; 1986-41-1
