Recovering the Casket
Maker
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Illustration for Cupid and Psyche
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1866
Mediumink and graphite on paper
Dimensions5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm.)
book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Psyche kneeling on tiled floor at left, facing right - woman in profile, wearing long robes, carrying casket, to which Psyche is reaching out her arms. Steps and altar at right, long corridor at left.
Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: 5
beneath in graphite: Recovering the Casket
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1550.17
