The Genius of Modesty Preventing Love Unveiling Beauty
date: label: Date
content: 1783
name: label: Print Maker
content: Thomas Ryder, British, 1746 - 1810
label: Print Maker
content: Laurence J. Cossé, British, active 1784 - 1837
label: After
content: Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian, 1727–1785, active England, 1755–1785
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The nude reclining figure of Venus is seen admiring herself in a mirror held by a putto. Cupid f lies above and tries to lift her veil held by another putto.
place: label: made in
content: England
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-94-18
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Stipple engraving on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 35.2 × 40 cm (13 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.)