Cupid Disarmed.

PrinterPrinted by E.C. Kellogg & Co. American, 1851 - 1854

PublisherPublished by E.C. Kellogg & Co. American, 1851 - 1854

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning American

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 12 3/8in. (20.6 x 31.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/16in. (25.6 x 35.7cm)

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Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionCupid, a small boy with wings, and a woman recline on a grassy bank at the edge of a forest. The woman wears a loose tunic and a skirt and has a wreath of flowers and leaves in her hair. She holds Cupid's bow above her head. Cupid reaches from the bow with his left hand. His right hand rests on what appears to be a wooden box, possibly his quiver. Grapes and vine leaves are nearby. Trees are in the background.

Object number1946.11.4

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "CUPID DISARMED. / 502."
On verso, inscribed in pencil, lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 15", and accession number.NotesSubject Note: "Cupid Disarmed" was a popular subject with nineteenth-century painters. (Finlay 8/8/2002)

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