vcrfl:Sir Peter Lely (1618–1680): Portrait of a young woman and child, as Venus and CupidThe model o
vcrfl:Sir Peter Lely (1618–1680): Portrait of a young woman and child, as Venus and CupidThe model of what has been called “possibly the most seductive image in British art” was probably a mistress of Charles II, either Nell Gwyn (born 1650) or Barbara Villiers (born 1640). The painting was auctioned for £1,588,000 in 2007. -- source link
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