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Cheron's Fee

Maker (British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker (British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
  • Illustration for Cupid and Psyche
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1866
Mediumink and graphite on paper
Dimensions4 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.1 x 16.8 cm.) book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Psyche at left in profile, standing on shore, Cheron, hunched over in boat, holding pole, reaching out to Psyche - she with horified look, clutching the casket.
Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: 16
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.1550.18
After Opening the Casket - Stygian Sleep
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.28
The Head Rising up in the Sea
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.19
Psyche Going into Hell
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.25
Recovering the Casket
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.17
Cupid Reviving Psyche
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.29
The Speaking Tower
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.24
Psyche Coming out into Hell
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.26
Cerberus
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.20
Psyche Throwing Herself into the River
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.11
The Weaving Women
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.27
Psyche in the Garden
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.5
Pan and Psyche
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.13