Cupid Desarmé (after John Hodges Benwell)
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 1252010.1
Summary
Print, engraving, Cupid Desarmé (after John Hodges Benwell) by Charles Parsons Knight (1743-1827?)One of a set of two prints. In an oval showing a lady sitting with Cupid on her lap. She seems to have taken Cupid's bow and arrow. Pair with KLA/D/1061.2.
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 (printmaker) after John Hodges Benwell (Woodstock 1764 - London 1785), original artist William Dickinson (c.1746/7 - 1823), engraver and publisher Robert Dunthorne (fl.1881 - c.1930), seller