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Mythology & Putti

Mythology & Putti

    Venus and Cupid

    c.1660-1680

    Etching | RCIN 851668

    A print reproducing, in reverse, one of the compartments (first compartment, upper right) of the 'Quos Ego', a composition engraved by Marcantonio Raimondi after a design by Raphael dating c.1516. A first state impression of the engraving at RCIN 851662; a second state at RCIN 851663.
    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

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