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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British, The Birth of Venus, undated
- Title:
The Birth of Venus
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/4 x 5 7/8in. (18.4 x 14.9cm), Mount: 8 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches (20.6 x 16.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "J Bossani"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1410
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- (story of) Venus (Aphrodite) | angels | births | clouds | cupids | horses (animals) | mythology | religious and mythological subject | sea | wings
- Associated People:
- Venus
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12831
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