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Print made by William Say, 1768–1834, British, Cupid and Psyche, 1816
- Title:
- Cupid and Psyche
- Date:
- 1816
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint (second state) on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 19 5/8 × 21 1/4 inches (49.8 × 54 cm), Image: 16 3/8 × 19 1/4 inches (41.6 × 48.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "760"
lettered, lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds."; lettered, lower right: "Engrav'd by W. Say, Engraver to H.R.H.the Duke of Goucester & c."; lettered, lower center: "London, Publish'd Feby.12.1816 by Thomas Macdonald, 39, Fleet Street."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.288
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bed | bow | boy | candle | canopy | clouds | dark | flame | goddess | moon | night | religious and mythological subject | skirt | sleeping | window | wings | woman
- Associated People:
- Cupid
Psyche - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21780
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