Back view of Venus reclining accompanied by Cupid with a harp, from "Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues..."
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues...
Artist: Giovanni Tognolli|Domenico Marchetti|Antonio Canova
Artist bio: Italian, Bieno 1786–1862 Rome (?)|Italian, Rome ca. 1780–after 1844 Rome|Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|Italian
Date: 1817
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/2 × 25 3/8 in. (49.5 × 64.5 cm)
Plate: 14 5/8 × 20 11/16 in. (37.2 × 52.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  Rome     
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession year: 2019
Tags: Venus|Female Nudes|Cupid