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Engraving of couples in period dress dancing toward a domed wicker trap, with Cupid seated atop it, above a block of printed verse.

Love as a wicker trap enticing people into marriage: couples dance into the trap; Cupid is sitting above the entrance. Engraving, 17--.

An engraved allegory showing couples in 18th-century dress dancing toward a large domed wicker trap, with a winged Cupid perched atop its entrance. Printed verse fills the lower band beneath the scene, and trees frame the open landscape.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2863 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Cupido, señuelo: emblema del estado matrimonial

Un grabado alegórico que muestra parejas vestidas a la moda del siglo XVIII bailando hacia una gran trampa de mimbre con forma de cúpula, con un Cupido alado sentado sobre la entrada. Una franja de versos impresos corre bajo la escena, y árboles enmarcan el paisaje.

Português: Chamariz de Cupido: emblema do estado matrimonial

Uma gravura alegórica mostrando casais em trajes do século XVIII dançando em direção a uma grande armadilha de vime em forma de cúpula, com um Cupido alado sentado sobre a entrada. Uma faixa de versos impressos percorre a parte inferior da cena, e árvores emolduram a paisagem.

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