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Venus and Cupid

(French (Paris), 1716–1791)
mid- to late- 19th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueStone; Marble
Dimensions33.66 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2205
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceNicolas Eustache Ambatielos (b. 1885 - d. 1956), London. By 1929, Wildenstein and Co. Inc., New York and Paris; January 9, 1929, sold by Wildenstein to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Wickes to the MFA. (Accession date: December 24, 1965)
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