{"product_id":"lely-venus-a4-print","title":"Lely Venus A4 Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis A4 size portrait print features a marble statue of a crouching goddess Aphrodite or Venus from the late 2nd Century CE, a Roman version of an older Greek original, created by the sculptor Doidalsas c. 200 BCE, found in Italy, and displayed in the British Museum. Printed on smooth paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"child\"\u003eSupplied unframed, this print comes with a backing board and is sealed in a clear cellophane pocket. Fits perfectly into one of our A4 wooden frames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated exclusively for the upcoming Ashmolean special exhibition \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphrodite: The Making of a Goddess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on display at the Ashmolean between \u003cstrong\u003e8 October 2026 to 11 April 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lely Venus was purchased in 1627–28, for King Charles I of England. It was remarked in England in 1631 as 'the finest statue of all'. On the dispersal of Charles's art collections during the Commonwealth, it came into the possession of the painter and connoisseur Sir Peter Lely, from whom it derives its name. Two years after Lely's death (1682), it was re-acquired from his heirs for the Royal Collection. The statue was stolen from the Palace of Whitehall after it was destroyed by fire on January 4, 1698, and was recovered four years later by the Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd 2026 | Royal Collection Trust; Photograph: British Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"child\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive to the Ashmolean Museum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"King \u0026 McGaw Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64392917516665,"sku":"ASI-6544","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/A4_Print_Lely_Venus_1.jpg?v=1790173950","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/lely-venus-a4-print","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}