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Eros, (sculpture). Artist:  Godecharle, Gilles Lambert, 1750-1835, sculptor. Title:  Eros, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Stone Statue of Cupid, (sculpture). Dates:  1805. Relocated 1986. Reinstalled 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Possibly plaster or stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 59 x 22 x 23 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 in. x Diam. 23 in. Inscription:  (Dated) signed Description:  Full-length, winged Eros figure leans on a garland draped pillar. The partially clothed figure leans on his proper arm on the pillar. His proper right leg crosses over his proper left leg and he is looking towards his proper left. His bow rests against his proper right side. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Eros Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Oyster Bay Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of New York, Department of Parks, Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, New York Located Planting Fields Arboretum, Camellia House, Oyster Bay, New York Provenance:  Formerly located Coe, Robert D., Chateau Saint-Croix, Bruges, France Remarks:  The sculpture was originally installed in the Sunken Garden at the Planting Fields Arboretum. It was later moved to the home of Robert D. Coe, the Chateau Saint-Croix, Bruges, France, and returned in 1986. It was moved into the camellia greenhouse in 1991. IAS files contain a photocopied image of the sculpture as part of a fountain. Nearby plaque reads: "EROS MADE IN 1903 (sic) BY GODE-CHARLES, IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY THE GOD OF LOVE, SON OF APHRODITE; THE GREEK EQUIVALENT OF THE ROMAN CUPID" References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NY001505   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001505 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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