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Hymn to Venus
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Hymn to Venus

Louis Felix de la Rue (French, 1731–1765), artist · c. 1760–65 · Pen and brown ink over red chalk (?) on antique laid paper

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Louis Félix de La Rue came from a family of artists and was best known for creating designs for decorative arts, such as ceramics. This sheet—which features putti and bacchantes, the artist’s preferred subjects—likely served such a purpose, given its allover composition and focus on patterning and symmetry.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineHymn to Venus, c. 1760–65. Louis Felix de la Rue (French, 1731–1765). Pen and brown ink over red chalk (?) on antique laid paper; sheet: 38.8 x 44.2 cm (15 1/4 x 17 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2019.253
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