Print made by John Smith, the mezzotinter, 1652–1743, British, Venus Witholding Adonis From the Chase, undated
- Title:
- Venus Witholding Adonis From the Chase
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 × 5 5/16 inches (17.8 × 13.5 cm), Plate: 6 3/4 × 5 1/16 inches (17.1 × 12.9 cm), Image: 4 3/16 × 5 1/16 inches (10.6 × 12.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "233A"
Lettered, lower left: "Titian Invent."; lettered, lower right: "J.Smith ex."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.1216
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cloak | embracing | fountain | goddess | hunting horns | love | man | religious and mythological subject | shell | sitting | staff | trees | water | wreath
- Associated People:
- Venus
Adonis - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23064
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