Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Venus at her toilet; she sits on the lap of a female attendant, another attendant combs her hair and two cherubs hold a mirror in which she admires her own beauty. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1651, after S. Vouet.
Venus at her toilet; she sits on the lap of a female attendant, another attendant combs her hair and two cherubs hold a mirror in which she admires her own beauty. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1651, after S. Vouet.
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Venus at her toilet; she sits on the lap of a female attendant, another attendant combs her hair and two cherubs hold a mirror in which she admires her own beauty. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1651, after S. Vouet.

http://data.europeana.eu/agent/66705 · 1651

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Dum venus in speculo formam cernitq. capillos ; arte comi charitum, gratior, inquit, ero. ; sed dum nos longis vult impluvisse capillis, ; demens, se laqueis implicat ipsa suis: ; S. Voüet pinxit ; cum privilegio regis ; M. Dorigy sculp. 1651

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