Caption

Le repos du Monde, Resting Amor, Series of lithographs, Receuil de dessins sur pierre, print, album page, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pierre Narcisse Guérin, 1818, paper, lithography, height 270 mm x width 360 mm, (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros), resting - BB - out of doors, A softly shaded pencil drawing shows a reclining childlike figure with curly hair and small wings leaning over a ledge toward water, holding a thin stick while a drop falls from the figure’s mouth and ripples appear in the water below, the figure rests on textured cloth and fur with legs extended and one arm supporting the body, nearby tall grasses rise from the lower edge and a large tree trunk with hanging slender branches fills the background, subtle shading suggests distant foliage and a calm surface of water.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_036

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Rights managed

Available size

44.5Mb (9.8Mb) / 14.3in x 12.1in / 4282 x 3630 (300dpi)

Keywords

Le repos du Monde Resting Amor Series lithographs Receuil de dessins pierre print album page Print part album printmaker Pierre Narcisse Guérin 1818 paper lithography height 270 mm x width 360 mm story of Cupid Amor Eros resting - BB - doors softly shaded pencil drawing reclining childlike figure curly hair small wings leaning ledge water holding thin stick drop falls figure’s mouth ripples figure rests textured cloth fur legs extended arm supporting body nearby tall grasses rise lower edge large tree trunk hanging slender branches fills background subtle shading distant foliage calm surface water