After Opening the Casket - Stygian Sleep
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
Dimensionsbook: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Psyche lying on ground, unconcious, near open casket, which is emitting a cloud of vapor. She is lying on the shore of the Styx, Cheron in background rowing boat away from shore.
Inscribedrecto bottom in graphite: After opening the Casket
upper left in graphite: 26
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1550.28
