DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Venus and Adonis Embracing

18th-19th century

Artists

Jacques-Louis DavidArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on tracing paper, laid down to cardboard

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 17.5 x 11.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

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