1900s Love and Malice Cupid Asleep Vintage RPPC Art Postcard UDB

About This Postcard

This antique monochromatic postcard features a photograph of a classical marble sculpture titled Cupid Asleep. The actual name of the depicted sculpture is "Love and Malice" It is a beautiful image of the goddess Venus with a slumbering Cupid in her lap. In his right hand he clutches a bow (with the string wound round it) and an arrow. The Nymph holds the tip of his right wing with the finger and thumb of her left hand, while in her right hand, which is held down against the rock, she clutches a closed pair of shears. Suspended from the rock by a strap is Cupid’s quiver.

Details

Era: Undivided Back (c. 1904-1907)
City: New York (Publisher location)
Country: United States
Topic: Classical Sculpture, Fine Art Photography, Mythology, Venus and Cupid, Museum Reproductions.
Condition: Unposted / Uncirculated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Vertical (Portrait)
Artist : Jean Geefs (1825-60 Belgian sculptor).
Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City (Series B 74)
Printer: Likely Germany
Print Type: Bromide Print / Real Photo Process (High-detail monochromatic print)

Additional Information

The card is part of the Rotograph Series, a brand of the Rotograph Co. based in New York City. The vertical text on the back identifies the publisher and confirms their reputation for high-quality photographic reproductions. The address side features an undivided layout with the instruction This side for the address, which was the standard US postal regulation before 1907. Rotograph cards from this era are noted for their deep blacks and sharp clarity, often mimicking the look of real silver halide photographs.

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