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Cupido & Psyche: P.8-1948

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cupido & Psyche
The Loves of the Gods

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Painter: Vecellio, Tiziano (After)
Painter: Caraglio, Jacopo (After)
Painter: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (After)

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Notes

History note: From the collection of Fritz Reiss [Lugt 2178]

Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, February 1948

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1708

Note

Inscription on bottom "Cupido & Psyche" and "Ex Tabula Titanus. J Smith fecit Londini 1708".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.8-1948
Primary reference Number: 206281
Lugt: 2178
Wessely: 337
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 18 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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