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Print, Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan

This is a Print. It was created by Gérard de Lairesse. It is dated ca. 1700 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Bruno Lasker and Mrs. Bruno Lasker.

Its dimensions are

21.6 x 16.9 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower right: G. Lairesse f.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, lower left: 3

Cite this object as

Print, Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan; Gérard de Lairesse (Dutch, 1641–1711); Netherlands; engraving on white laid paper; 21.6 x 16.9 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.); 1957-41-229

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