Nymph Kissing Cupid

John Gibson (1790 - 1866)

National Museum Cardiff

1861 - 1863

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.

• Medium: marble
• Dimensions: 152 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £10000 ( Total: £108,456; Tax Remission)
• ArtFunded in: 1997
• Vendor: Christie's

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.

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