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 3/16 inches (24.9 × 33.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "u"; center left: "ZB"; lower left: "#29"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1051
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
story of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius, 'Metamorphoses' (Golden Ass) IV 28 - VI 25) | arrows | beauty | bow | box | god | goddess | love | quiver | religious and mythological subject | rescue | river | sleeping | wife | wings