Cupid and Minerva, 1788, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over graphite, Overall: 6 15/16 x 5 5/16in. ( x

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Cupid and Minerva, 1788, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over graphite, Overall: 6 15/16 x 5 5/16in. ( x ), Drawings, Richard Cosway (British, Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London), Demonstrating close study of classical and Renaissance sources, Cosway imagines an intimate moment in the life of the ancient gods, showing the warrior goddess Minerva teaching the boy Cupid how to aim his bow

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