Hymen and Cupid - Original Antique Engraving after William Hogarth
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An original line engraving, oval in composition, with Hymen playing the lute and holding his nuptial torch while Cupid flies at his side with a garland of roses; behind them, a large English country house. Composed by William Hogarth.
An original line engraving, oval in composition, with Hymen playing the lute and holding his nuptial torch while Cupid flies at his side with a garland of roses; behind them, a large English country house. Composed by William Hogarth.
Hymen and Cupid corresponds to the design Hogarth engraved about 1740 for an invitation card; the scene gathers the attributes of marriage and love in the gallant tone proper to these minor commissions.
Medium: copper engraving on paper
Artist / after: William Hogarth
Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.5 in (14.5 x 11.5 cm)
Condition: fair; sheet trimmed to the edge of the image, with the title trimmed and mounted below it, the whole laid down on paper; light rust spotting
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An original line engraving, oval in composition, with Hymen playing the lute and holding his nuptial torch while Cupid flies at his side with a garland of roses; behind them, a large English country house. Composed by William Hogarth.