Name: Antique Print-VENUS-SORTANT-DU-BAIN-PLATE-226-Thomassin-1694-1724
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Antique Print-VENUS-SORTANT-DU-BAIN-PLATE-226-Thomassin-1694-1724

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‘VENUS SORTANT DU BAIN’

– Plate 226: Engraving of Venus (Aphrodite) emerging from her bath. She is depicted with flowing drapery, one hand resting on a classical urn, the other lifting part of her garment. A typical representation of grace, beauty, and sensuality from antiquity.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: not on all sheets.

Image size: 8.3 x 13.2 cm. (3.27 x 5.2 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and soiling. Paper edges with some light staining. And irriegular per scan. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

VENUS, APHRODITE, ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, GODDESS OF LOVE, CLASSICAL BEAUTY, BATHING VENUS, ANTIQUE SCULPTURE, THOMASSIN | PCO-C52-73

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: “Recueil des Figures, Groupes, Thermes, Fontaines, Vases, Statues, et Autres Ornemens de Versailles” by Simon Thomassin. The book was published between 1694 and 1724 by Simon Thomassin in Paris (1694), Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam (1695) and Rutgert Alberts in The Hague (1724).

Biography engraver: Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) was a French royal engraver known for documenting the sculpture and decoration of Versailles. His series are valued for their precision and elegance.