Hymen and Cupid, William Hogarth, 1740

Hymen seated on a low, overgrown wall, holding a chord on a lute with his left hand, a torch in his right hand, cupid leaning over to pluck the lute's strings, his bow and quiver on the ground; in the distance at right at view of cliveden house; oval; designed for use as a ticket, with a blank scroll at centre in hymen's lap. 1740 engraving. Date: 1740. Dimensions: Height: 218 mm; Width: 209 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Hymen. Collection: British Museum. Hymen and Cupid (BM 1983,U.3868)

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