Detail View: Rylands Collection: Conjugal union of cupid
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Image Number:
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JRL1304336
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Reference Number:
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R98754
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Conjugal union of cupid
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Parent Work Title:
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Thoughts on outline, sculpture, and the system that guided the ancient artists in composing their figures and groupes: accompanied with free remarks on the practice of the moderns, To which are annexed twenty-four designs of classical subjects invented on the principles recommended in the essay by George Cumberland
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Creator:
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Cumberland, George, 1754-1848
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date Created:
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1796
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Publication Details:
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London: printed by W. Wilson; and sold by Messrs. Robinson; and T. Egerton
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Page/Sheet:
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15
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Image Sequence Number:
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015
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Description:
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Illustration: engraving of Psyche and Cupid. Both are winged. Cupid is bound to a tree. Psyche hovers above, holding Cupid by his right wing. Above are the words 'The conjugal union of Cupid'. Beneath are the publishing details.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Poetry
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Support:
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Paper
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Bebington Free Library, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-12-12
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2013-02
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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