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Birth of Amor
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Birth of Amor

Louis Desplaces · 1740 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

One of the three Graces presents the newborn Amor to his mother Venus. The other two Graces admire the child. The personification of the hour of birth scatters flowers. After the painting in the Cabinet de l'Amour of the Hôtel Lambert. The print is part of a series of prints after the paintings in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGeboorte van Amor. 1740. Louis Desplaces. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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