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FROM THE ARCHIVE1855·New York, New York

40000 FOR THE VENUS OF TITIAN

Scanned from Frank Leslie'S Illustrated Newspaper, 1855
40000 FOR THE VENUS OF TITIAN
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FRANK J ESLIES ILLUSTRATED 254 HANOVER GAVE 40000 FOR THE VENUS OF TITIAN An Engraving of which superbly tinted in oil and a true copy of the original in outline expression and coloring WE ARE NOW PUBLISHING AT TWO DOLLARS including with every impression A HANDSOME PRESENT FOR A LADY OR GENTLEMAN Of the certified retail value of from 2 to 3 TEN THOUSAND ORDERS For this splendid picture have already been received and we expect to sell within the present year 100000 Copies Titians Reclining Venus is immeasurably superior an beauty and delicacy of finish and in all the attributes of womanly grace and loveliness to any other picture of the Goddess ancient or modern and this fascinating ergraving is pronounced by those who have seen the VENUS OF THE DRESDEN GALLERY wonderful copy. There is nothing coars prurient or ovocative in the figure. It is simply to se the words of j lakespeare in Richard III the ie DIVINE PERFECTION OF A VOMAN Kuch a flesh color says a distinguished artist. I never w before in an engraving it might have come from the lette of Titian himself it is so warm so real so trans rent A.

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