Cupid Desarmé, Cupid's Revenge
Charles Knight (1743 - after 1826)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
2 Jan 1786
Materials
Glass, wood, paper
Measurements
311 mm (H)248 mm (W)210 mm (H)150 mm (W)
Place of origin
Liverpool
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1252010
Summary
Set of two prints - An engraving of 'Cupid Desarmé' in an oval showing a lady sitting with Cupid on her lap. She seems to have taken Cupid's bow and arrow. By C. Knight from a drawing by J.H. Benwell. Pair with KLA/D/1061.2. Also an engraving of 'Cupid's Revengé' in an oval showing a lady sitting with Cupid, just having used his bow and arrow, to her right. By C. Knight from a drawing by J.H. Benwell. Pair with KLA/D/1061.1.
Marks and inscriptions
From / ROBERT DUNTHORNE, / PRINT PUBLISHER, / The Rembrandt Head Gallery, / 5 VIGO STREET, / LONDON, W. / and CASTLE STREET, LIVERPOOL (printed on label, on lower half of reverse; 'From' in italics)
Makers and roles
Charles Knight (1743 - after 1826), engraver John Hodges Benwell (Woodstock 1764 - London 1785), artist of the original (drawing) Robert Dunthorne (fl.1881 - c.1930), seller William Dickinson (c.1746/7 - 1823), engraver and publisher