Venus and Cupid

1780

Pierre Lacour the elder

Associated Names
Pierre Lacour the Elder

Artist, French, 1745 - 1814

The image shows a reclining female figure with a standing child-like figure. The woman is lying on her back with her head slightly raised, draped in flowing cloth. She has long hair and a serene expression. The smaller figure is standing on one leg, appearing to support itself on the woman, with curly hair and holding a bow. They both rest on billowing clouds, suggesting a celestial setting. The background features textured lines, creating a cloudy or heavenly environment. The scene is enclosed within an oval border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.7 × 9.2 cm (2 1/4 × 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 10.1 × 15 cm (4 × 5 7/8 in.) (irregular)

  • Accession Number

    2017.107.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1800): undesc.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1700): undesc

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Lacour 1780; lower right in graphite: Lacour 1780; graphite sketch of two heads on verso

Watermarks

Dupuy, Auvergne (partial)

Wikidata ID

Q77260742

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