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Document identity
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144666
label
Louis XIV Captured by Venus
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drawing
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144666
contentType
drawing
title
Louis XIV Captured by Venus
date
early 1670s
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79922140
creators
12138
12141
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 29.2 x 40.8 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/16 in.)
cul
France, 17th century
accession
1969.29
Source extras
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black chalk, graphite, and brush and gray wash
tombstone
Louis XIV Captured by Venus, early 1670s. Studio of Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690), Adam Frans van der Meulen (Flemish, 1632–1690). Black chalk, graphite, and brush and gray wash; sheet: 29.2 x 40.8 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1969.29
supportMaterials
description
vellum or imitation vellum laid down on wood panel
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
VERSO, ON WOOD PANEL, upper left, in brown ink [on sticker]: Louis XIV / & / Duc[illegible] Montespan / by / Le Brun & / Van der Meulen ; [on same sticker] in graphite: [809?] ; center, in brown ink [on Schillersdorfer Schloss-Inventar sticker]: 47 ; upper left, in black paint: K6505 [sideways] ; upper left, in red crayon: AR 733 ; center right, in blue crayon: AR 733 ; lower center, in blue crayon: Iv. 2289
citations
citation
Webb, Sheila, and Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Paper, the Continuous Thread</em>. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 17, 66, no. 4; Reproduced: p. 19
creditline
Delia E. Holden Fund
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2026-05-29 07:25:59.457000
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144666
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Drawings
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DR - French
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black chalk, graphite, and brush and gray wash
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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