Hanover 1840: Cupid in the Finest Detail

1763 Hanover – 1840 same place) Cupid in the finest details, a richly elaborated depiction of Cupid sitting on a tree, leaning on a branch, drawing the arrow of love from his quiver with his right hand, his enamored gaze from the painting directed at his chosen target, unseen by the viewer. On the right side of the image, a romantic view from the forest onto a lake. An allegorical scene by the artist, who, among other things, worked as a court painter for the King of Hanover and studied at the Academy in London under Benjamin West in 1781. Oil on wooden panel. L. and inscription with dedication "to his dear Flügge" (a pharmacist in Hanover, Flüggerstrasse). 36.5 cm x 29 cm. Oil on panel. Inscription with dedication.