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Cupid and Psyche illustration proof

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Cupid and Psyche illustration proof

Date: c.1916
Artist: Vivien Gribble (1888-1932)
Dimensions:
Image: 45 x 114 mm (4.5 x 11.4 cm)
Sheet: 68 x 143 mm (6.8 x 14.3 cm)
Medium: Wood engraving. Black ink on laid paper
Object number: P.2011.473.M.4
DescriptionFinal composition of illustration for Cupid and Psyche by Aureleius, translated by J.H.Mason. Illustrations made in 1916 but book not published until 1935. Depicts cupid with wings drawing back bow, background hand-coloured with black ink