Content: Written on border: "Task of Psyche, to bring Venus a vase of water from Cocyte." Zeus sent his eagle to help her retrieve the enchanted water from the source of this dangerous river.
Source Note: Tableaux, statues, bas-reliefs et camées de la Galerie de Florence et du Palais Pitti. (Paris : Masquelier, 1789-1819) Mongez (1747-1835), Author.

Physical Description

Etchings
Extent: 20 x 11.5 cm

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 26ec32e0-c5bf-012f-05da-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1789

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Psyche beside the river Cocytus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789 - 1819. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26ec32e0-c5bf-012f-05da-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Psyche beside the river Cocytus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/26ec32e0-c5bf-012f-05da-58d385a7bc34

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