Venus and Adonis
- PART OF:
- Mechanical Paintings
- Made:
- 1778-1781 in Birmingham
- maker:
- Francis Eginton
- artist:
- Benjamin West
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Mechanical painting, Venus and Adonis, by Francis Eginton, c.1778. 43.4x34cm laid to 45x35.4cm, in new mount and frame 61x49.6x3cm. After a painting by Benjamin West. Formerly inventoried as a sun picture by James Watt; please see information sheet for fuller details.
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1884-16 Pt2
- Materials:
- paper and aquatint engraving
- Measurements:
-
overall: 450 mm x 354 mm
frame: 610 mm x 496 mm x 30 mm,
Image: 434 mm x 340 mm
- type:
- print and mechanical painting
- credit:
- Patent Office Museum
