A Blindfolded Cupid Holding a Torch before a Couple, plate 7 from "The Masquerades"

Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish

1595–96

Not on view

Composition of three figures. On the left side of the sheet a cupid is depicted, wearing a blindfold and holding up a burning torch. To the right a man and woman are depicted. The man is turned towards the woman, who wears a mask. They seem to be looking each other in the eye and are holding hands.

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Title: A Blindfolded Cupid Holding a Torch before a Couple, plate 7 from "The Masquerades"
Series/Portfolio: The Masquerades
Artist: Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Artist: After Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Date: 1595–96
Medium: Engraving; first state of three
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 11/16 in. (23.7 × 17 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.95.1229(7)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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