The image portrays the upper half of a woman's body alongside a cherubic figure. The woman is in a seated position, with her torso slightly turned to the side. Her facial features are depicted with soft shading, with a calm expression, her hair styled in an updo, partially covered by a cloth. She is holding a rose in one hand with detailed petals visible. The cherubic figure leans against her, with curly hair and small wings visible. Both figures are unclothed apart from a drape around the woman’s lower body. The background consists of a textured, abstract pattern.
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Nude with Cupid

William Perkins Babcock (American, 1826 - 1899)

1860s-1870s

Medium
charcoal on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 24.61 × 22.86 cm (9 11/16 × 9 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
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