Three figures are shown, with two of them seated or reclining, partially covered by draped fabric. The first figure is a woman in profile, holding an object in one hand. The second figure is a man seen from the back with short, textured hair, and a child is seated next to him with curly hair. The figures have muscular features and wear minimal clothing. The background includes foliage, distant cliffs, birds in flight, and a columned structure.
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Venus, Mars, and Cupid

William Perkins Babcock (American, 1826 - 1899)

1860s-1870s

Medium
charcoal with white chalk on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 32.39 × 49.21 cm (12 3/4 × 19 3/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Membership Association Fund, 1951)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Adult profiles and older: its museum's description or title mentions nudity. How works are placed

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