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Cupids with a dog

Relief
ca. 1790 - ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This ivory relief is made in the late 18th or early 19th century. It depicts one cupid holding a torch and leading the dog, on which is seated a second cupid with a lyre.
This relief is probably from a brooch in imitation of a cameo.


Object details

Categories
Reliefs
Myths & Legends
Sculpture
Object type
Relief
TitleCupids with a dog (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Relief in ivory
Ivory
Relief
Brief description
Relief, ivory, cupids with a dog, probably Italian, ca. 1790-1810
Physical description
One cupid holding a torch is leading the dog, on which is seated a second cupid with a lyre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.6cm
  • Length: 2.22cm
Object history
From the Murray bequest in 1910.
Historical context
Probably from a brooch in imitation of a cameo.
Subjects depicted
Dogs
Lyre
Cupid
Summary
This ivory relief is made in the late 18th or early 19th century. It depicts one cupid holding a torch and leading the dog, on which is seated a second cupid with a lyre.
This relief is probably from a brooch in imitation of a cameo.
Bibliographic references
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 165
  • Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. Part II. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1929, p. 122
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 309, p. 312
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.1090-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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