(Vulcain présentant à Vénus des Armes pour Énée)
On the right, Vulcan, seated on a tiger-skin with his left elbow
resting on an anvil, presents a sword to Venus, who, supported by a
nymph, is resting on a cloud in the centre of the composition. In
the background, over the head of Vulcan, are two cupids carrying
a helmet with a blue plume; between them and Venus, two nymphs on
clouds under a rock. Cupids and doves are fluttering around the
central group. In the foreground, on the left, are the chariot
of Venus, doves, and cupids, one of whom, immediately below the
goddess, is holding a garland of white roses.
Painted in oil on canvas.
Signed:—“F. BOUCHER.”