Design for Toile de Jouy: La Marchande d'Amours (The Cupid Seller), Hippolyte Le Bas, (French, 1782–1867), Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper mounted on board, Printed cotton textile design with four vertical rows of cameo medallions (octagonal, oval, circular, hexagonal, etc.) each displaying a classicized scene against a pattern of rosettes within a diamond grid. Above center to the left, the 'Merchant of Love' (which gives the piece its name) is in the octagonal medallion: a seated woman, at the right, grasps a cupid by its wings to remove it from its cage to show to the two women at the left. This medallion is surmounted by a pair of swans; one holding a panpipe, the other a triangle on a ribbon dangling from its beak. Beneath, is a 'cameo relief' of the infant Hercules riding a lion. At the upper right, a cupid sails on a boat made of his quiver and bow, with arrows for oars, and his torch as the mast. At the lower right (within a hexagon), Venus consoles the youth Cupid, while Time breaks his bow. At the left, a butterfly (symbol of Psyche), above a flower basket, which is above a pair of embracing cupids. To the right of lower center: fragmented image of Cupid and Psyche embracing. Medallion dimensions (including respective borders): Cupid Seller 19.5 x 26 cm (7 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.); Time breaking Cupid's bow 19.5 x 26 cm (7 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.); Cupid on 'Bow/boat' 16.5 x 22 cm (6 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.); infant Hercules/lion 17.2 x 22 cm (6 3/4 x 8 5/8 in.); Cupid sharpening arrows 13 cm diameter (5 1/16 in.); butterfly, without border, c. 4.5 cm diameter (1 3/4 in. diameter)., 1817–18, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Toile de Jouy, La Marchande d'Amours, Cupid Seller, Hippolyte Le Bas, French, 1782–1867, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, traces, graphite, cream laid paper mounted, board, Printed cotton textile design, four vertical rows, cameo medallions, octagonal, oval, circular, hexagonal, etc, displaying, classicized scene, pattern, rosettes within, diamond grid, center, left, 'Merchant, Love', gives, piece, name, octagonal medallion, seated woman, right, grasps, cupid, wings, remove, cage, two women, left, medallion, surmounted, pair, swans, holding, panpipe, triangle, ribbon dangling, beak, Beneath, 'cameo relief', infant Hercules riding, lion, upper right, cupid sails, boat, quiver, bow, arrows, oars, torch, mast, lower right, within, hexagon, Venus consoles, youth Cupid, Time breaks, bow, left, butterfly, symbol, Psyche, flower basket, pair, embracing cupids, right, lower center, fragmented image, Cupid, Psyche embracing, Medallion dimensions, respective borders, Cupid Seller 19.5 x 26 cm, 7 5, 8 x 10 3, 16, Time breaking Cupid's bow 19.5 x 26 cm, 7 5, 8 x 10 3, 16, Cupid, 'Bow, boat' 16.5 x 22 cm, 6 1, 2 x 8 5, 8, infant Hercules, lion 17.2 x 22 cm, 6 3, 4 x 8 5, 8, Cupid sharpening arrows 13 cm diameter, 5 1, 16, butterfly, border, c, 4.5 cm diameter, 1 3, 4, diameter, 1817–18, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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