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Title: Cupid and Death
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: London (England); United Kingdom
Description: Cupid lays under the shelter of a small cave. A cloth runs across his chest and covers his groin. He rests his head on his quiver. Arrows spill out of his quiver at all angles and onto the ground. Next to his arrows, there is what appears to be a quiver with a skull on it to symbolize death.
Image Creator: C. Whittingham (Printer);(); C. Whittingham (Printer); ()
Type: Text; Wood Engraving
Identifier: mta:27714
Language: eng
Parent Collection: E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814); E4 - Aesop's Fables. Illustrations by Anonymous. (1814)
Image: mta_27714_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Cupid; Quiver; Arrows; Death