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Psyche Asleep

A work made of red chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on cream wove card.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of red chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on cream wove card.

Date:

c. 1650-1760

Artist:

Unknown artist
after Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571-1631) after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651)

About this artwork

A partial copy after Jacob Matham’s engraving Cupid and Psyche after Abraham Bloemaert, published in 1607.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Abraham Bloemaert

Title

Psyche Asleep

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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1650–1750

Medium

Red chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on cream wove card

Inscriptions

Inscribed in red chalk, lower right: "R. A. C."; and in pen and ink, lower left: "amc".

Dimensions

19.5 × 31.3 cm (7 11/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.3307

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