Venus in the Forge of Vulcan
Gérard de Lairesse, Flemish, 1640 - 1711
1675-1680
Etching on laid paper
Plate: 8 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (21.1 × 16.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 9 13/16 in. (27.9 × 25 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Adelbert Ames Fine Arts Awards Fund
2005.17.3
Portfolio / Series Title
Four Episodes in the Story of Venus
Geography
Place Made: Belgium, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower left corner: 3; inscribed, in plate, across bottom edge: Per Gerardum de Lairesse inv. et Sculp: et per Nicolaum Visscher edit.cum Privil: Ord: General: Belgii Federati
Provenance
James A. Bergquist, Boston, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 2005.
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