Lot Essay
Mary Newcome Schleier has kindly confirmed the attriburion
Details
Giulio Benso (circa 1601-1668)
Venus and Adonis (recto); A Man before a Statue of Jupiter and a Satyr watching the sleeping Venus (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
228 x 354mm.
Venus and Adonis (recto); A Man before a Statue of Jupiter and a Satyr watching the sleeping Venus (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
228 x 354mm.