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Love

Print
late 18th century-early 19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting a nude boy with the wings, arrow and quiver of Cupid, standing in a landscape.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLove (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Brief description
'Love'. Mezzotint by William Say after Sir Joshua Reynolds, late 18th-early 19th century.
Physical description
Print depicting a nude boy with the wings, arrow and quiver of Cupid, standing in a landscape.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds Engraved by W. Say, Engraver to His R.H. the Duke of Gloucester. From an original Picture in possession of Peter Coxe Esqr.' (Lettered)
  • 'Love. / Soft infant graces round the Urchin shone, / Emblems of playful thoughts and innocence, / But on his Quiver Mischief held her throne.' (Lettered with verse)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.3069

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Record createdApril 28, 2010
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