Statuette of Venus and Cupid

Description Venus, attended by Cupid, stands among clouds. An inscription on the reverse of this statuette, "Sculpté à . . . Par Belleteste," suggests that it was produced by a member of the Belleteste family, who were active in ivory carving in Dieppe and briefly at Versailles from the late 17th to the early 19th centuries.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
1/11/1962	Treatment	cleaned
10/23/1987	Examination	examined for condition

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Transcription] Sculpté à . . . Par Belleteste

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters