Venus and Cupid
John Singleton Copley
(American, 1738–1815)
about 1779
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas mounted on fiberboard
Dimensions63.5 x 51.12 cm (25 x 20 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Susan Greene Dexter in memory of Charles and Martha Babcock Amory
Accession number25.94
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Provenance1815, by inheritance from the artist to his son, John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst (b. 1772- d. 1863), London; March 5, 1864, posthumous Lord Lyndhurst sale, Christie's, London, lot 59, to Cox for Martha Babcock Greene Amory (b. 1813- d. 1881), Boston [see note]; by inheritance to her daughter, Susan Greene Amory (Mrs. Franklin) Dexter (b. 1840 - d. 1924), Boston; 1925, bequest of Susan Greene Dexter to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 24, 1925)
NOTE: Granddaughter of the artist and niece of Lord Lyndhurst.
NOTE: Granddaughter of the artist and niece of Lord Lyndhurst.
