Plate 1: The Toilette of Venus; Venus reclining at center, gazing into a mirror held by Cupid, attendants fix her hair while a putto ties her sandal, above her chariot appears on a cloud; from the series 'The Loves of Venus and Adonis'
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Etienne Baudet|Francesco Albani
Artist bio: French, Crafrier near Blois 1638–1711 Paris|Italian, Bologna 1578–1660 Bologna
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: French|Italian
Date: 1672
Medium: Engraving and etching [possibly a later printing]
Dimensions: Sheet: 23 11/16 × 27 11/16 in. (60.2 × 70.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Mr. Giorgio Sangiorgi, 1958
Accession year: 1958
Tags: Birds|Fountains|Cupid|Venus|Chariots