Wallpaper Design: Reconciliation of Venus and Psyche
date: label: Date
content: 1815
name: label: Artist
content: Merry-Joseph Blondel, French, 1781–1853; active Paris, France 1802–1851
label: Manufacturer
content: Joseph Dufour et Cie., French, 1752–1827
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Venus and Psyche embracing at center of composition. Cupid leaning on Venus' throne looks on at right foreground. Three unidentified maidens in right background. Neoclassical architectural setting includes pavilion with Ionic columns and arcade with Doric columns.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of Mr. and Mrs. Christian H. Aall and from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1996-57-2
objectType: label: Type
content: wallpaper designs
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite, black, white chalk, brush and black ink on brown coated paper mounted to paperboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 39.8 x 35.2 cm (15 11/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 56 x 48.1 cm (22 1/16 x 18 15/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Frame H x W x D: 67.9 × 60.3 × 5.7 cm (26 3/4 × 23 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)