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Oil Painting - Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche set by Venus the Task
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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1922P195 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Paintings and Sculpture |
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Date: | 1872 - 1881 |
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Maker Information | Artist: | Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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Artist: | Walter Crane - View biography for Walter Crane |
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Notes | The nineth in a series of twelve panels, based on 'The Story of Cupid and Psyche' from William Morris's epic poem, 'The Earthly Paradise', commissioned by George Howard (later the 9th Earl of Carlisle) in the late 1860s for his newly-built home in No 1 Palace Green, Kensington.
The full title of the panel is, 'Psyche sent by Venus with a casket to Proserpine, passes safely through the Shadowy Meads, disregarding the call for help from the Shadowy Men trying to load an ass, and the three old women weaving, who are set to ensnare her.'
| Presented by the daughters of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, 1922. |
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