Bidspirit auction | 19th Century Oil on Canvas,

19th Century Oil on Canvas, Venus and the Lute Player by G. Begel - 19th-century oil on canvas painting portraying Venus being crowned by a cherub next to a lute player with a mountain landscape.  Signed G. Begel 1858 on the lower right. Canvas measuring H 16 W 21 in On a heavily carved gilt frame measuring H 29 W 23.5 in  Some loss of paint and damage to the top right corner.