Amor en Psyche, L'Amour et Psyché, print, printmaker: Lorens Frølich, printer (person): Beillet et Forestier, Paris, publisher: Pierre-Jules Hetzel, 1862, Lorens Frølich, Beillet et Forestier, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, etching, height 347 mm x width 261 mm, Probably part of a twenty-part series of prints accompanying Apuleius' story of Amor and Psyche., story of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius, 'Metamorphoses' (Golden Ass) IV 28 - VI 25), A sepia-toned engraving showing a reclining figure lying on a bed with closed eyes and an arm raised behind the head, while a second figure kneels beside them holding a small lamp toward the reclining figure; surrounding them are ornate curling botanical borders and oval vignettes that contain additional nude figures in varied poses, some with wings, set against backgrounds of trees and clouds, and decorative floral and scroll elements frame the central scene.
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Amor en Psyche, L'Amour et Psyché, print, printmaker: Lorens Frølich, printer (person): Beillet et Forestier, Paris, publisher: Pierre-Jules Hetzel, 1862, Lorens Frølich, Beillet et Forestier, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, etching, height 347 mm x width 261 mm, Probably part of a twenty-part series of prints accompanying Apuleius' story of Amor and Psyche., story of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius, 'Metamorphoses' (Golden Ass) IV 28 - VI 25), A sepia-toned engraving showing a reclining figure lying on a bed with closed eyes and an arm raised behind the head, while a second figure kneels beside them holding a small lamp toward the reclining figure; surrounding them are ornate curling botanical borders and oval vignettes that contain additional nude figures in varied poses, some with wings, set against backgrounds of trees and clouds, and decorative floral and scroll elements frame the central scene.

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Amor en Psyche L'Amour et Psyché print printmaker Lorens Frølich printer person Beillet et Forestier Paris publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel 1862 paper etching height 347 mm x width 261 mm part twenty-part series prints accompanying Apuleius story Amor Psyche Cupid Metamorphoses Golden Ass Iv 28 - Vi 25 sepia-toned engraving showing reclining figure lying bed closed eyes arm raised head second figure kneels beside them holding small lamp reclining figure surrounding them ornate curling botanical borders oval vignettes contain additional nude figures varied poses wings set backgrounds trees clouds decorative floral scroll elements frame central scene

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