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Print, The Genius of Modesty Preventing Love Unveiling Beauty
This is a Print. It was print maker: Thomas Ryder and Laurence J. Cossé and after Giovanni Battista Cipriani. It is dated 1783 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is stipple engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
35.2 × 40 cm (13 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in plate, lower left: Painted by J.B. Cipriani; lower center: [the title]; lower right: Engraved by T. Ryder and J.L. Cossé; below: [publisher's name, address, and the date]
Cite this object as
Print, The Genius of Modesty Preventing Love Unveiling Beauty; Print Maker: Thomas Ryder (British, 1746 - 1810), Laurence J. Cossé (British, active 1784 - 1837); After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727–1785, active England, 1755–1785); England; stipple engraving on paper; 35.2 × 40 cm (13 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-18
