1839, oil on canvas, 99.5x56.8cm, signed, framed.

this work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared by Rolande MIQUEL & Michael T. KLAA.

Literature :
Narcisse Diaz de la Pena, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Pierre et Rolande Miquel, Paris, ACR Editions, 2006, P.485, No.2953.

Exhibition :
Salon de Paris, 1859, No.887.

Provenance :
Galerie Tedesco, Paris.
Private collection.
Sale: Maitre Jules A. Boussato, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 30, 1863, Lot10, titled "Galateia".
Galerie Boussod-Valadon et Cie, Paris.
John R. Black, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, October 29, 1987, Lot 48, titled "Venus and cupid ".
Takeuchi art museum, Tokyo.
Private collection, Japan, 1990.

Condition : lined to canvas (verso is not examined), scattered craquelure, some scuff marks, pigment loss and restoration at the image.