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Two cupids flanking an ouroboros

Clément Pierre Marillier
1740-1808

Two cupids flanking an ouroboros

3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (90 x 90 mm)
Pen and ink with sepia wash over graphite, on paper.
2003.23:3

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
One of a set of six drawings by Marillier for vignettes to illustrate an unidentified publication.
Summary

Drawing shows a pair of cupids armed with bows flanking a circular serpent with its tail in its mouth.

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department