© National Museum Cardiff
Nymph Kissing Cupid
Artist: John Gibson (1790 - 1866)
Location: National Museum Cardiff
Date: 1861 - 1863
Materials: marble
Dimensions: 152 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £10,000 (Total: £108,456; tax remission)
Vendor: Through Christie's
Review number: 4523 (1997)
Provenance:
Carved for W.R. Sandbach in 1861-3; Hafodunos House, Denbigh; by descent to Mrs. G.L. Mackeson-Sandbach; Hafodunos Settles Estate; on loan to the National Museum of Wales since 1933.
Description:
Influenced by Canova and Thorvaldsen. Female figure in flowwing greek draoery holds the infant cupid in her left arm and lifts him to her lips.
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