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Cupid, floating on a cloud, is seated on a basket of flowers; representing the season spring. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1797, after W. Hamilton.
- Hamilton, William, 1751-1801.
- Date
- [1797]
- Reference
- 3043721i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Among other attributes of Cupid and spring are a shepherd's crook and pipe, a tambourine, the torch burning the fire of love, and a pair of cooing doves. Cupid wears a quiver of arrows over his shoulder. They represent the poem 'Spring' (1726), in 'The seasons' by James Thomson
Publication/Creation
[London], [1797]
Physical description
1 print : stipple engraving ; image 16 x 15.5 cm
Lettering
Spring.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 3043721i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores