Balthasar BESCHEY Antwerp, 1708 - 1776 Venus surprised by three musical satyrs Oil on oak panel, one plate Signed and dated 'B... Bescheÿ ... inventor / 1736' lower left Venus and her admirators, oil on oak panel, signed and dated, by B. Beschey 55,50 x 43,50 cm (21,85 x 17,13 in.) Provenance: Anonymous sale; New York, Sotheby's, 15 January 1987, no. 122 ; American collection according to the catalogue of the Galerie d'Art Saint Honoré; Galerie d'Art Saint Honoré ; Probably acquired from the latter by the present owner in 1987; Private collection, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Exhibitions: 'Landscapes and Seasons. Aspects de l'art néerlandais du 17ème siècle', Paris, Galerie d'Art Saint Honoré, Saison 1987-1988, p. 57-59, n° 22