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Cupid and Psyche, 1828. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 152.8 × 196 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Cupid and Psyche
Artist
Jean Baptiste Regnault (French, 1754–1829)
Date
1828
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
152.8 × 196 cm (60 1/8 × 77 1/8 in.); Framed: 173.4 × 215 × 8.9 cm (68 1/4 × 84 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit line
Preston O. Morton Memorial Purchase Fund for Older Paintings
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1754–1829

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