2016.198: Venus and Adonis

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2016.198

People

Michel Dorigny, French (Saint-Quentin 1617 - 1685 Paris)
After Simon Vouet, French (Paris 1590 - 1649 Paris)

Title

Venus and Adonis

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1638

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/356506

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 16 × 21 cm (6 5/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
sheet: 16.6 × 21.5 cm (6 9/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: lower left, in plate: S. Voüet pinxit. / Cú privil.
• inscription: lower right, in plate: M. Dorigny scul / Pariƒ 1638
• inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 48019
• inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: R.P.T IVP 248 [illeg.] 64.
• inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 11668 / [illeg. text, erased]
• inscription: bottom, brown ink: [illegible text, cut off]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Van Loock Antiquarian Books, Brussels], sold; to [Hill-Stone, Inc., South Dartmouth, MA, c. 2000], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Robert-Dumesnil 61; IFF, vol. III, cat. no. 61, p. 481

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jan Paul Richter and Ellen von Seggern Richter

Accession Year

2016

Object Number

2016.198

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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