Venus and Cupid with faun - 18th/19th century - The goddess with the sleeping Cu…

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Venus and Cupid with faun - 18th/19th century - The goddess with the sleeping Cupid boy in a rocky landscape, a faun with a fire bowl approaching from behind, a river landscape with architecture in the background. Watercolor and gouache/paper. 24.5 x 18 cm; mounted under glass.

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Venus and Cupid with faun - 18th/19th century - The goddess

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