New Year's Greeting
This New Year's greeting features a young man standing to the left of a flaming altar. He carries a lyre, suggesting that he represents Hymen, the mythological god of marriage. Above the pillar-like flaming altar are two winged cherubs holding a pink satin heart containing a printed inscription as well as two clouds from which the outstretched arms and clasped hands of a man and a woman protrude.
Artwork Details
- Title: New Year's Greeting
- Artist: Janos Blaschke (Austrian)
- Date: before 1820
- Medium: Engraving, watercolor, embossed paper, fabric, and ink on card stock
- Dimensions: Width: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)
Length: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm) - Classifications: Ephemera, Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
- Object Number: 1984.1164.183
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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