Object Details
- Designer
- Merry-Joseph Blondel, French, 1781–1853; active Paris, France 1802–1851
- Manufacturer
- Joseph Dufour et Cie., French, 1752–1827
- Description
- One scene from the twelve which illustrate the story of Cupid and Psyche. This scene, containing three panels, shows a kneeling Psyche offering a goblet to a seated Venus. Cupid, leaning on his bow, stands on a pedestal in the background. The figures are within an Empire-style interior, with marble-tiled walls, columns, fountains, coffered ceiling and parquet floor. The entire scene is printed in grisaille, or shades of gray.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Elizabeth Werter and Henry Trevor
- ca. 1820
- Accession Number
- 2013-9-1
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Wallcoverings
- Object Name
- Scenic
- Type
- Scenic
- Medium
- Block printed on handmade paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 182.9 x 137.2 cm (6 ft. x 54 in.)
- made in
- Paris, France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Wallcoverings Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_2013-9-1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq433eb0d3f-c2c7-42e9-bbe1-ec9c8ee726e2
