Cupid delivering Psyche
1900
Accession number: 1900P36
Photogravure on paper.
Width: 364 mm
Height: 322 mm
Information
A single photogravure, from a leather bound portfolio of 91 photogravures of original paintings. The folio is signed by Edward Burne-Jones' son, Philip. It is one of an edition 200. Burne-Jones repeated 'Cupid Delivering Psyche' three times in finished paintings. This photogravure is after the first executed in gouache, now on loan to Leighton House, Collection of London Borough of Hammersmith; the second(1867) in watercolour and bodycolour is in the collection of the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford; the third (1872) an oil on canvas is in the collection of Sheffield Galleries and Museum Trust.
- Purchased, 1900.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| After | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
| Publisher | - | Berlin Photographic Company |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| Elisa Korb, Tessa Sidey | 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 69 |
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