DrawingsFrench19th century

Venus and Cupid Kissing

1810

Artists

Félix BoisselierArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and graphite on cream wove paper.

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 19.3 x 14.8 cm (7 5/8 x 5 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Achille Leclère. Achille Lecère and heirs Mme Fassier. Claude Darton, Avignon. Unidentified Dealer, Paris. Lucien Goldschmidt, New York. Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan, New York.

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