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Gaetano Motelli (1805-58)
Sleeping Cupid c.1845-6
Gaetano Motelli (1805-58)
Sleeping Cupid c.1845-6
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A carved white marble sculpture of Cupid asleep in a wicker cradle, his hands folded under his head, two doves perched on the cradle; resting on a red velvet cushion on an oval red velvet and giltwood base with four bun feet, under a glass dome.
Provenance
Given to Queen Victoria for her birthday, 24 May 1846, by the Duchess of Kent
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Creator(s)
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