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A Modern Venus, or a Lady of the Present Fashion in the state of nature 1786.

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Item data

Title

A Modern Venus, or a Lady of the Present Fashion in the state of nature 1786.

Collection

Caricatures collected by Horace Walpole

Names

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 (Collector)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1786

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZYRKZ+ (Walpole)

Subjects

Great Britain -- 1700-1799

Genres

Prints
Caricatures

Notes

Content: Additional artist info: after Miss Hoare of Bath.

Physical Description

Engravings
Extent: 1 print : engraving.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513354
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3189a690-c623-012f-59bf-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1786

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Modern Venus, or a Lady of the Present Fashion in the state of nature 1786." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1786. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3189a690-c623-012f-59bf-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1786). A Modern Venus, or a Lady of the Present Fashion in the state of nature 1786. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3189a690-c623-012f-59bf-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Modern Venus, or a Lady of the Present Fashion in the state of nature 1786." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3189a690-c623-012f-59bf-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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