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Louis Felix de la Rue

Hymn to Venus

c. 1760–65
Pen and brown ink over red chalk (?) on antique laid paper

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The verso of this drawing is covered in the artist’s calculations and notations, suggesting that he reused a sheet found in his studio to create it.

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