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Venus a la Coquelle: or the Swan-sea Venus, James Gillray

Venus a la Coquelle: or the Swan-sea Venus

James Gillray (British) (1756-1815)

Movement
Caricature
Date
1809
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
25.6 × 36 cm (sheet)
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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Social satireWomanVenusSwanShellSeaWaveWhipCupidChildCapDressCloudSkyPrintEtchingEngravingCaricatureSatireEnglandAnimalBirdWaterHatClothingEmbonpoint
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