- Object numberCOP40.5
- TitleVenus blinding Cupid
- Object
- CreatorTitian (after) (Artist), Robert Strange, Sir (Print Maker/Publisher)
- DescriptionGeneral Description: Venus sits looking to the right whilst blinding cupid who stands with his head in her lap. A cherub watches over her shoulder on the right, whilst two women with a bow and a quiver watch on from the left. The print is after the painting by Titan. (Leedham, Susan, 2018-01-26)
- Production place, London (Print Maker/Publisher)
- Technique
- Inscription
inscribed lettering, below, : {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Segoe UI;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs18 'R. Strange Romae delint, Ao. 1761. Atque Ao. 1769 Aere incidit Londini. Venus Blinding Cupid. 'From the Painting of Titian, in the Borghese Palace at Rome.'\par } (Description: In English and Latin.)
- Associations
Named Collection: Cottonian Collection