Studio of Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792). Oil on canvas painting titled "Venus and the Piping Boy (Nymph and Boy)" depicting a nude Venus resting on a sumptuous cloth while a boy plays a pipe for her, ca. 1787. This painting after an original by Reynolds in the Polesden Lacey collection.

Provenance: New Orleans Museum of Art; Christie's New York, "The House Sale," February 1-2, 2005, Lot 105; Private Collection; Bonham's, "Capital Style: Two London Collections," October 4, 2017, Lot 184; Private Minnesota Collection.

Exhibition: Probably at Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, "35 Portraits by Joshua Reynolds and His American Contemporaries," February 1958.
Unframed; height: 51 in x width: 41 in. Framed; height: 52 1/4 in x width: 42 1/4 in. The painting has been restored. There are areas of inpainting throughout that fluoresce under UV light. The largest of these areas is throughout the upper left quadrant. Craquelure throughout the painting. There is a large patch along the verso, visible in the lot listing. There is another smaller repair along the verso. For condition photos of this lot please see the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7de4ih206uzqo96/AADrqBgT4BejVso1bHzAXTcGa?dl=0