Cupid and Psyche

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Print Maker
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815
After
Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian, 1727–1785, active England, 1755–1785
Publisher
Emmanuel Matthias Diemar, German, 1761 - 1796
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The two playing in the clouds. Cupid has one arm about Psyche, the quiver slung on his back, and is teasing her by holding a weath aloft. With one foot on a globe, she attempts to reach it.
Credit Line
Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
ca. 1789
Accession Number
1896-3-321
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
figures
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Stipple engraving on white paper
Dimensions
32.1 × 26.3 cm (12 5/8 × 10 3/8 in.)
made in
England
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Record ID
chndm_1896-3-321
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46690a18c-95f3-4d23-9511-e817d8923192
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