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Venus Clipping Cupid's Wings, first plate

A work made of etching on off-white japanese paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on off-white japanese paper.

Date:

1869–70

Artist:

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
French, 1796-1875

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot

Title

Venus Clipping Cupid's Wings, first plate

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1869–1870

Medium

Etching on off-white Japanese paper

Dimensions

Plate: 23.8 × 15.7 cm (9 3/8 × 6 3/16 in.); Sheet: 39 × 28 cm (15 3/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.2562

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