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Etienne Baudet|Francesco Albani

Plate 1: The Toilette of Venus; Venus reclining at center, gazing into a mirror held by Cupid, attendants fix her hair while a putto ties her sandal, above her chariot appears on a cloud; from the series 'The Loves of Venus and Adonis'

1672
Engraving and etching [possibly a later printing]
60.2 × 70.4 cm (23.7 × 27.7 in)

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