Print made by Bernard Lens II, 1659–1725, Britishafter Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1599–1641, Flemish, active in Britain (1620–21; 1632–34; 1635–41)
Title:
Cupid and Psyche
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 13 1/16 inches (24.9 × 33.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center left: "#31"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1050
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
story of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius, 'Metamorphoses' (Golden Ass) IV 28 - VI 25) | wife | box | rescue | quiver | youth | love | god | beauty | goddess | wings | sleeping | arrows | bow | religious and mythological subject | river