no. xi.
Grecian Cupid.

THIS beautiful figure is known
by the name of the Grecian Cupid,
who was sometimes, as in this
instance, represented under the
maturer age of Adolescence, and
possessed a character much more
mild and reasonable than that attri-
buted to the son of Mars and Venus.
The supposition that this statue
was intended for a Cupid, is perhaps
drawn from the evident marks of
its having been originally with
wings, one of the attributes of his
divinity: but however the intention
of the artist may be mistaken as to
the subject, it will remain a beau-
tiful monument of the art in the
age of its excellence.