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Venus Typifying Spring, from The Seasons and the Elements series
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Date:
ca. 1784
Location:
Not on display
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Media:
Wool, Silk; Tapestry Weave
Dimensions:
357.3 x 281.9 cm (140 11/16 x 111 in.)
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Continent:
Europe
Provenance:
possibly sent by Louis XVI to Prince Henry of Prussia, 1784
Accession Number:
1926.78
Acquisition Date:
1926-07-19
Credit Line:
Gift of Archer M. Huntington
Exhibition History:
Les Portieres des Dieux, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, 1972
New Look to Now, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, 1989 - 1991
Gallery 9 Rotation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, 1990 - 1991
European Masterworks from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Japan, 1992
Scene showing Venus in center, surrounded by representions of love and springtime, under a portico; framed border.