Identification title(s): three graces and a putto. Diligito caros * salvo tamen ante pudore (title on object). Object type: print serial number: 4/?object number: rp-p-1910-3572. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: the three gratins dance to the music made by a putto on his tambourine. In the sky, venus is pulled along on her chariot by two doves. In the background two men are having a conversation. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke, according to his own design by: simon fokke (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1759. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 159 mm × w 103 mm. Subject: what: (story of) venus (aphrodite), graces (charites), generally three in number; 'grance' (ripa), tambourine. Credit line: donation from a private individual. Acquisition: donation 1910. Date: 1759.
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