Venus ascending to Olympus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2011.619.4
People: Gérard de Lairesse, Dutch (Liège 1641 - 1711 Amsterdam)
Title: Venus ascending to Olympus
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: The Life of Venus
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1677-1680
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/339705

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 21.1 x 16.8 cm (8 5/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
sheet: 31.7 x 21.9 cm (12 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: etched in plate margin, lower center : 4 Per Gerardum de Lairesse inv: et sculp: et per Nicolaum Visscher edit: cum Privil: Ord: Gene: Belgu Faederati
collector's mark: verso, lower left, red ink stamp: JUNG [Richard Jung, Lugt 3791]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Richard Jung, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Lugt 3791). Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

Notes:
1. Richard Jung (1911-1986)
2. Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Timmers 27

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year: 2011
Object Number: 2011.619.4
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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