Greek Mythology Deception Of Venus Mythological Lithograph 19th C Old Print
Deception of Venus
Lithograph by Barathier (1827) after a work by Gauffier painted in Rome in 1790.
In Paris at Noël éditeur rue du petit Bourdon St Sulpice, n ° 18. Printed by Villain, rue de Sèvres n ° 23.
"Venus, in love with the young Adonis whom she intended for brilliant favors, had taken from Diane this child whom she was raising among her nymphs. One day when this goddess returned from the hunt she saw Venus at the corner of a wood & asks her this child, Venus not wanting to give it back to her, imagines making her grow wings, to giving him the likeness of Love in everything, and presenting her the two children together, she tells her to choose: Diana, frightened in the fear of taking Love, left her little Adonis. "
China proof.
34.1 x 47.8 cm image 13.42 x 18.81 inches
45.8 x 53.9 cm sheet 18.03 x 21.22 in.
Good condition. This work has been restaured by a professional & accurate restaurer. Partly reconstructed margins.
All our old prints are offered in good condition. When necessary, they have been restored by a professional restorer.
Lithograph by Barathier (1827) after a work by Gauffier painted in Rome in 1790.
In Paris at Noël éditeur rue du petit Bourdon St Sulpice, n ° 18. Printed by Villain, rue de Sèvres n ° 23.
"Venus, in love with the young Adonis whom she intended for brilliant favors, had taken from Diane this child whom she was raising among her nymphs. One day when this goddess returned from the hunt she saw Venus at the corner of a wood & asks her this child, Venus not wanting to give it back to her, imagines making her grow wings, to giving him the likeness of Love in everything, and presenting her the two children together, she tells her to choose: Diana, frightened in the fear of taking Love, left her little Adonis. "
China proof.
34.1 x 47.8 cm image 13.42 x 18.81 inches
45.8 x 53.9 cm sheet 18.03 x 21.22 in.
Good condition. This work has been restaured by a professional & accurate restaurer. Partly reconstructed margins.
All our old prints are offered in good condition. When necessary, they have been restored by a professional restorer.
450 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Good condition
Material: Paper
Width: 53,9 cm
Height: 45,8 cm
Reference (ID): 1290065
Availability: In stock
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