The Task of the Seeds
Maker
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Illustration for Cupid and Psyche
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1866
Mediumink and graphite on paper
Dimensions4 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (11.1 x 17.1 cm.)
book: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for book illustration. Walled chamber with one high arched window at top center - below it a pile of seeds on floor, several sacks lying nearby. Psyche with back turned to viewer, gazing at pile (right) - Venus at left, in doorway, gesturing to pile, doves gathered about her feet.
Inscribedrecto uppe rleft in graphite:19
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1550.21
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1866
Object number: 2000.5.1550.23
