Why it matters
Psyche discovers that her mysterious lover is Cupid. Unusually, Reynolds focuses on Cupid rather than on Psyche's beauty, and paints him as a skinny boy.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1789.
- Reynolds had then been President of the Royal Academy for twenty years.
- It came to the Courtauld after being accepted by the government in lieu of tax.
Based on the Wikipedia article Cupid and Psyche (Reynolds) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
