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Venus and Adonis Embracing by Jacques Louis David — VisualArtsDB

Venus and Adonis Embracing

Venus and Adonis Embracing

Jacques Louis David

Medium: Black ink on tracing paper, laid down to cardboard
Dimensions: actual: 17.5 x 11.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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