Artist: Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588), painter.
Engraver: Simon François Ravenet I (British, 1706-1774).
Title: Venus et Adonis [Venus and Adonis].
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Venus et Adonis. Tableau de Paul Veronèse, du cabinet de Mr Dupille. Peint sur toille haut de trois pieds deux pouces et demi, large de deux pieds quatre pouces gravé par Simon François Ravenet.
Dimensions: Image 15" x 11". Sheet 21 1/8" x 16".
Edition: Joseph Antoine de Crozat, Marquis de Tugny. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus beaux Tableaux et d'après les plus beaux Desseins qui sont en France dans le Cabinet du Roy, dans celuy de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, & dans d'autres Cabinets, Tome Second. Paris, 1742.
Date: 1742.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Left margin extended. Cuts; old hinges verso. Wear to edges; one close tear to the right margin. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: [Known as the Cabinet de Crozat or Recueil de Crozat, Volume 2].
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.254.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C. Italian School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.