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Cupid Finding Psyche Asleep by a Fountain (Palace Green Murals)

Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898)

Birmingham Museums Trust

Cupid Finding Psyche Asleep by a Fountain (Palace Green Murals)

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Title

Cupid Finding Psyche Asleep by a Fountain (Palace Green Murals)

Date

1872–1881

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 124.5 x W 119.5 cm

Accession number

1922P187

Acquisition method

presented by the family of George J. Howard, the 9th Earl of Carlisle, 1922

Work type

Painting

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Edward Burne-Jones

1833–1898

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