Diana Deceived By Venus
Date1791
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; mezzotint
DimensionsOverall (M-93/C [Mythological Scene] Dimensions): 19 1/16 in. x 23 7/8 in. (48.42 cm x 60.64 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1936
Object numberM-93/C
DescriptionThis print is a mythological scene depicting the goddesses Diana and Venus in an idealized pastoral landscape.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Swanevelt Pinxit".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "John Brown Sculpt.".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Diana deceived by Venus / In the Collection of His Majesty / Publish'd by John & Josiah Boydell, Cheapside, & at the Shakespeare Gallery Pall Mall London".
Some text requires closer inspection to identify and record. CJC 4/27/20.
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