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The Head Rising up in the Sea

Maker (British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker (British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
  • Illustration for Cupid and Psyche
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1866
Mediumink and graphite on paper
Dimensionsbook: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Psyche seated at left in Cheron's boat, holding knees. Cheron at right, at prow, pulling an oar - clothing ragged. Below at left, a bearded head is rising from the water to look at Psyche.
Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: 7
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.1550.19
Cheron's Fee
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.18
After Opening the Casket - Stygian Sleep
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.28
Psyche Entering the Temple of Juno
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.3
Psyche Brought to Venus
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.33
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
Second Visit of the Sisters
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.47
The Oracle
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.34
The Song While She Eats: Psyche Eating
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.42
The Black Water
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.22
Head of a Man
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.51
Head of a Woman
Edward Burne-Jones
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.1552