Nude with Cupid

1860s-1870s

William P. Babcock

Associated Names
William Perkins Babcock

Artist, American, 1826 - 1899

The image portrays the upper half of a woman's body alongside a cherubic figure. The woman is in a seated position, with her torso slightly turned to the side. Her facial features are depicted with soft shading, with a calm expression, her hair styled in an updo, partially covered by a cloth. She is holding a rose in one hand with detailed petals visible. The cherubic figure leans against her, with curly hair and small wings visible. Both figures are unclothed apart from a drape around the woman’s lower body. The background consists of a textured, abstract pattern.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Brodney Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1951; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 40, no. 283.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Nude with Cupid; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: TL 7669.139

Wikidata ID

Q64639048

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