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Antique Georgian Engravings Cupid & Cephisa after Kauffman

Angelica Kauffman pinx.t
Thomas Burke Fecit
‘’Cupid & Cephisa’
Cupid and Cephisa, One Day as I was walking in the Woods […] From the Original picture in the possession of George Bowles. Esqr.
A pair of oval engravings depicting cupid having his wings clipped by Cephisa, as she and her male companion stumble across cupid sleeping. Stipple & etching, inset gilt & ebonised oval frames with moulded borders.

Height 17 1/4” (44.5cm)

Width 14 1/2” (37cm)

English

Circa 1800