After Sir Peter Lely Portrait of a Lady as Venus Portrait of a Lady as Venus Oil on canvas laid to board 24 x 29 inches (61 x 73.7 cm) The original version of this painting is in a private English collection. Formerly believed to represent Nell Gwynn, it is now thought that Peter Lely's original subject is Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland, a famous beauty of the court of Charles II.
Frame rubbing. Scattered cracquelure.
After Sir Peter Lely Portrait of a Lady as Venus Portrait of a Lady as Venus Oil on canvas laid to board 24 x 29 inches (61 x 73.7 cm) The original version of this painting is in a private English collection. Formerly believed to represent Nell Gwynn, it is now thought that Peter Lely's original subject is Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland, a famous beauty of the court of Charles II.
Frame rubbing. Scattered cracquelure.
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