Ernst Matthäi
Venus

ArtistGerman, 1779–1842
ArtistDanish, 1770–1844
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Venus
Date1816–1820
PlaceCopenhagen, Denmark
MediumMarble
Dimensions63 3/4 × 25 3/16 × 21 1/4 in. (161.9 × 64 × 53.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Endowment
Object number85.309
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
219 Blanton Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceKing Wilhelm I von Baden-Württemberg, Wilhelma Castle near Stuttgart, Germany; by descent to Estate of King Wilhalm II von Baden-Württemberg; [auction sale, Rosenstein Castle, Stuttgart, October 1922, no. 125 (illustrated in the catalogue); private collection, Switzerland; purchased by MFAH, 1985.

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