Object Details
- Artist
- Merry-Joseph Blondel, French, 1781–1853; active Paris, France 1802–1851
- Manufacturer
- Joseph Dufour et Cie., French, 1752–1827
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Venus and Psyche embracing at center of composition. Cupid leaning on Venus' throne looks on at right foreground. Three unidentified maidens in right background. Neoclassical architectural setting includes pavilion with Ionic columns and arcade with Doric columns.
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through gift of Mr. and Mrs. Christian H. Aall and from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund
- 1815
- Accession Number
- 1996-57-2
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- wallpaper designs
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Graphite, black, white chalk, brush and black ink on brown coated paper mounted to paperboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 39.8 x 35.2 cm (15 11/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
- Mat: 56 x 48.1 cm (22 1/16 x 18 15/16 in.)
- Frame H x W x D: 67.9 × 60.3 × 5.7 cm (26 3/4 × 23 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
- made in
- Paris, France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1996-57-2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq454adbc03-2650-4f8d-b107-cfbc8b1c96a0
