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Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British, Cupid Overpowering a Satyr, undated
- Title:
Cupid Overpowering a Satyr
- Additional Title(s):
Allegorical Scene
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Watercolor and graphite on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches (27.6 x 16.5 cm), Mount: 14 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches (36.8 x 28.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, upper left: "<18/>"; on mount, upper right: "33" on mount, lower right: "66"; on back, lower left: "G A"; in graphite, lower left: "4962"; on back, lower right: "Richard Cosway: Allegorical Scene"
watermark on mount: J Whatman
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.24.5
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angels | arrows | boy | cherubs | dagger | hooves (animal components) | men | mythology | nude | putti | quiver | religious and mythological subject | satyr | wings
- Associated People:
- Cupid
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7090
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