[Engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi after Guercino.]
[London: John Boydell, 1780.]
Crayon-manner stipple, printed in brown, 18th century watermark. 185 x 255mm (7¼ x 10"), with large margins.
A half-length composition, with Venus holding one arrow and Cupid's quiver while he reaches to draw another arrow from it. Engraved from a red chalk in the Royal Collection, which was probably an early sketch for the painting in Apsley House, home of the Duke of Wellington.
De Vesme 2196.
[Ref: 53326]  £320.00