Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Title:
The Birth of Venus
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 5 7/8in. (18.4 x 14.9cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "J Bossani"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1410
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
wings | births | cupids | sea | mythology | religious and mythological subject | (story of) Venus (Aphrodite) | angels | horses (animals) | clouds
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12831