A REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS
CIRCA 1800
Of Venus and Cupid after 1794 drawing by R. Westall, R.A., engraved by R.A. Meadows, the goddess reclining on pillows and draped in diaphanous silk
17¾ by 21¾ in. (45 by 55.3 cm.) framed
Lot Essay
Once in the collection of Mr. Basil and the Hon. Mrs. Ionides, Sussex, and illustrated by M. Jourdain and R.S. Jenyns in Chinese Export Art, p. 108
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