Image
Description
Maker
Jean Baptiste Mechel (French, 1738/48-1804), designer
Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820), associated artist/maker
John Boydell (British, 1719-1804), publisher
Title
Cupid Stung by a Bee, is Cherished by His Mother
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
stipple engraving (printing process) Dimensions
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27.5 x 23.3 cm (10 13/16 x 9 3/16 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Original--Recto:numbered in pencil in LC of mount:No. 49In Plate--inscribed along bottom curve of image:B. West Historical Painter to his Majesty Pinx† John Boydell excudit 1779. I.B. Michel Sculpsit.; titled & inscribed in LC:CUPID./Stung by a Bee, is cherished by his Mother/f/Size of the picture A: O Diameter./Published March 1st 1779, by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside, London.
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Raymond G. Mowry
Object Number
26.417 Type
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Tombstone
Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820), associated artist/maker
John Boydell (British, 1719-1804), publisher
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