PrintsFrench18th century

The Awakening of Venus

1769

Artists

Louis-Marin BonnetArtist

François BoucherArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Pastel manner

Medium

Pastel manner engraving printed in several colors on blue antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 27.8 × 37.8 cm (10 15/16 × 14 7/8 in.) Sheet: 32.9 × 40.8 cm (12 15/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Otto Schäfer, Schweinfurt, sold; [through Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, June 24, 1994, part of lot 283]. [Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.

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