Psyche Spying on Cupid
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
Dimensions4 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (11.1 x 16.5 cm.)
book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Psyche at center bent over Cupid who is sleeping on curtained bed - she holds a lamp over him. Inside bed chamber- window at left, flowers strewn on floor.
Inscribedrecto bottom in graphite: Psyche at the couch of Cupid
upper left in graphite: 6
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1550.48
