In the manner of Gérard de Lairesse (1641-1711): Mars and Venus, ink and watercolour on paper, dated 1768

Work: about 18 x 14 cm

Frame: 27,7 x 24,7 cm

A similar work with Mars, Venus, a river god and various putti ('Mythological scene') by De Lairesse is part of the Kunstsammlung der Universität Göttingen, Göttingen (Niedersachsen) , inv./cat.nr Sammlung Uffenbach H 381 (link).

Provenance: the reverse with a reference to a Sotheby's London 1929 auction.