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Johann Jacob Thourneysser
Venus1678

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Engraving of a partially draped woman seated on rocky ground, head bowed, one arm extended downward, with a large ceramic vessel behind her

Johann Jacob Thourneysser, Venus, 1678, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Warren C. Shearman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Johann Jacob Thourneysser
Title
Venus
Place Made
Switzerland
Date Made
1678
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 17 3/4 in. (36.2 × 45.09 cm) Image: 8 5/8 × 13 in. (21.91 × 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Warren C. Shearman
Accession Number
M.61.2.22
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings

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