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Venus looking at herself in a mirror held by Cupid c. 1650-70
Red chalk | 19.0 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902896
? Benedetto Gennari (Cento 1633-Bologna 1715)
Venus looking at herself in a mirror held by Cupid c. 1650-70
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A drawing of Venus seated full length, nude, with her legs towards the left and her right hand raised to her hair, looking at the mirror held by Cupid, also full length, who is standing on the right in profile to the left.
A similar composition in reverse is shown in a small painting on copper of the Toilet of Venus in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan (inv. no. 717), under the name of Guercino.Provenance
Bequeathed by the artist to Benedetto and Cesare Gennari; from whose descendants purchased by Richard Dalton for George III, c.1758-63; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.67: 'Venus combing her hair Cupid holding the Glass')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
19.0 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 2896
