19th Century Italian School, after Guido Reni - Oil on canvas - 'Aurora', a copy of the original fresco painted in 1614 for the Casino, or garden house, adjacent to Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, Rome, inscribed verso 'Gio. Freddi [or Friddi], Roma 1873', 54cm x 124cm, in foliage-carved gilt frame

Also known as The Triumph of Apollo, Aurora (Dawn) leads Apollo in his horse-drawn chariot, surrounded by female "hours", bringing light to the world, beneath the putto Phosphorus holding a torch.