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Two Cupids Kissing

Tommaso Todeschini1750–90

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A male and female cupid in the form of a sculpted group. The female sits upon a stone on which the male cupid kneels on his left leg.

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  • Title: Two Cupids Kissing
  • Creator: Tommaso Todeschini
  • Date Created: 1750–90
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Gift of Miss Duer
  • Medium: Pen and brown and black ink on white laid paper, mounted on heavy white laid paper
  • Signed: Signed in pen and brown ink, lower center of drawing: Tommaso Todeschini
  • Provenance: Collection of Juan Jorg Peoli (1825-1893), no. 588Gamage collection (according to old label on verso of drawing)
  • Paper Support: White laid paper, mounted on heavy white laid paper.
  • Markings: Collector's mark: J. Peoli [Lugt 2020]Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration [Lugt 457c]
  • Inscribed: Inscribed on verso of mount in pen and black ink, lower right: g(L?) R
  • Dimensions: 25.2 x 19.6 cm (9 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.)Mount: 26.2 x 20.6 cm (10 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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