J.M. Nattier Pinx. J. Johnson Fecit 1751.
Scarce mezzotint. 285 x 225mm (11¼ x 8¾"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, narrow margins elsewhere, crease.
An oval scene of Venus using a bunch of roses to beat Cupid, holding him with the other hand as he tries to run away. Two doves and Cupid's bow and quiver are on the ground. Alexander suggests Johnson is a pseudonym used by John Faber jnr.
Alexander: Biographical Dictionary of British & Irish Engravers, p. 506.
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