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  • A gentleman playing the role of a shepherd smitten with love; women as goddesses Venus, Minerva and Juno. Gouache design for a fan.
  • The forge of Vulcan: he sits by the forge as his assistants work on iron at the anvil. Engraving by Georges Reverdy.
  • Cupid prevents a satyr from taking advantage of Venus as she sleeps. Etching by Bernard Picart after himself.
  • Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
  • A man sleeps by a hot stove; a devil blows evil thoughts into his ear; Venus gestures towards the stove, and Cupid learns to walk on stilts in the foreground. Engraving by A. Dürer, ca. 1497-1498.
  • Pygmalion with his statue of a woman that comes to life. Engraving by J.N. Laugier, 1824, after A.L. Girodet-Trioson, 1819.
  • Cupid. Etching by P. Vitali after G. Reni.
  • An ivory diptych containing sculptures of Aesculapius with Telesphorus and of Hygieia with Cupid. Engraving by R. Morghen.
  • The triumph of Cupid. Engraving by G. Bonasone, 1545.
  • The garden of Venus: Venus surrounded by many cupids who climb trees and a herm. Etching by P. Testa.
  • A seated boy dressed as Cupid. Pencil drawing.
  • Cupid. Photograph, 192-.
  • The birth of Cupid from Venus, Mercury flies above them and nymphs aid them. Line engraving by W. Cooke, 1807, after E. Le Sueur.
  • Eyes of Cupid. Drawing by T. Holloway, ca. 1794, after A.R. Mengs.
  • A man sits at a table smoking as Cupid enters the room with three tobacco pipes. Engraving, c. 1618.
  • A man sleeps by a hot stove; a devil blows evil thoughts into his ear; Venus gestures towards the stove, and Cupid learns to walk on stilts in the foreground. Engraving by A. Dürer, ca. 1497-1498.
  • Flora holds the bow and arrows of Cupid while Cupid acts as a gardener. Aquatint with engraving by S. Alken, 1790, after E. Crewe.
  • Cupid and Mercury (Hermes). Etching after B. Luti, 17--.
  • Venus teaching Cupids to fly. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.
  • Cupid inspiring plants with Love, in a tropical landscape. Coloured stipple engraving by T.Burke, ca. 1805, after P. Reinagle.
  • Venus and a maid teaching Cupids to swim. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.
  • A blind-folded cupid wearing a bag of condoms shoots an arrow bearing a heart into a condom representing a warning about the need to protect yourself from AIDS since love is blind; advertisement by St Stephen's Community House. Colour lithograph.
  • Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
  • Venus [Aphrodite]: the Medici Venus. Engraving by F. Piranesi, 1781, after T. Piroli.
  • Cupid inspiring plants with Love, in a tropical landscape. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi and H. Landseer, c.1812, after P.Reinagle.
  • Cupid, armed with a bow and arrow, flies in through the window to a room where two naked lovers lie asleep on a couch. Etching.
  • An angry cupid banging a hammer down to crush the word 'AIDS' with a message about limiting sexual partners to reduce the risk of AIDS; advertisement by the National AIDS Programme of Trinidad & Tobago. Colour lithograph by Horsford, ca. 1995.
  • A centaur with Cupid. Stipple engraving by J. Condé, 1789.
  • The god Mercury, with Venus in the background, tries to teach Cupid to read. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1744, after Van-Loo le pere.