Psyche Contemplating the Sleeping Cupid
Artist
Charles-Joseph Natoire
(French, 1700 - 1777)
CultureFrench
Date1738
MediumBlack chalk with white highlights on blue paper, mounted on another sheet
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 x 12 1/2 in. (20 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2088
Not on view
DescriptionThis drawing depicts Psyche kneeling at the foot of a bed looking upon the sleeping Cupid.Exhibition History"One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk", The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, March 2 - May 6, 1979. "France Delineated: French Works on Paper, 1650-1920", The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, July 13 - September 12, 1993. "Grand Designs: Preliminary Drawings and Oil Sketches from The Chrysler Museum", Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, April 2 - June 22, 1994 Published ReferencesEric M. Zafran. _One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Norfolk,VA: 1979, No. 45, p. 22; No. 45, n.p., black and white illustration.
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