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Source Description
Venus, attended by Cupid, stands among clouds. An inscription on the reverse of this statuette, "Sculpté à . . . Par Belleteste," suggests that it was produced by a member of the Belleteste family, who were active in ivory carving in Dieppe and briefly at Versailles from the late 17th to the early 19th centuries.
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Document identity
localId
24272
label
Statuette of Venus and Cupid
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
24272
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Statuette of Venus and Cupid
description
Venus, attended by Cupid, stands among clouds. An inscription on the reverse of this statuette, "Sculpté à . . . Par Belleteste," suggests that it was produced by a member of the Belleteste family, who were active in ivory carving in Dieppe and briefly at Versailles from the late 17th to the early 19th centuries.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th-early 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
statuettes (statues)
ivories
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] Sculpté à . . . Par Belleteste
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ivory, ebony wood
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15461
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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3c3e2437bfe81469