Sir Robert Strange
British, b.1725, d.1792
Venus Gratiarum Artibus Exornata E Tabula Guidonis Reni 9 Pedes Et 6 Digits Alta & Pedes Lata In Aedibus Regus Kensington conservata
- Engraving
- Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest, 1936
- 507 x 385mm
- 73/03
Tags: curtains (window hangings), draperies (curtains), flowers (plants), furniture, goddesses, interior, jewel cases, jewelry, monochrome, necklaces, nudes (representations), people (agents), putti (motifs), tables (support furniture), tassel, text (layout feature), vases, women (female humans)
This print depicts the oil painting now known as 'The toilet of Venus', in the collection of the National Gallery, London. It is now attributed to the school of Guido Reni, rather than to Reni himself.
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50s Models Series by Vivian Lynn
This article first appeared as 'Ahead of her time' in The Press on 18 October 2013