Juno Cestum a Venere Postulat (Juno borrowing the Cestus from Venus) (after Angelica Kauffman)
William Wynne Ryland (London 1733 – Tyburn 1783)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1775
Materials
Paper
Measurements
380 mm (H)320 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Dinton, Wiltshire
NT 1438751.4
Summary
Stipple engraving, Juno Cestum a Venere Postulat (Juno borrowing the Cestus from Venus) (after Angelica Kauffman), William Wynne Ryland (London 1733 – Tyburn 1783) Juno, standing at left on a rock ledge in an oval, accepts a long thin scarf from Venus at right, the end of which is held by cupid who stands between them, looking up, his bow and quiver lying in the foreground Engraving - One of a set of six sepia circular engravings of classical scenes.
Makers and roles
William Wynne Ryland (London 1733 – Tyburn 1783), engraver after Angelica Kauffman RA (Chur 1741 – Rome 1807), artist