The Song While She Eats: Psyche Eating
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 4 1/4 in. (12.7 x 10.8 cm.)
book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Psyche seated at long table which extends across picture. Textile hanging behind her with floral design- urn and sprigs on floor in foreground, in front of table.
Inscribedrecto bottom in graphite: At the feast
upper left in graphite: 40
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1550.42
