Art, literature & history
Mezzetin "Paints" a Portrait of Cupid by Cutting the Canvas to Reveal Harlequin
c. 1729
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and black ink and gray wash on laid paper; scored for transfer
- Dimensions
- overall: 13.4 x 18.5 cm (5 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1990.4.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Johann Jacob Schübler. Mezzetin "Paints" a Portrait of Cupid by Cutting the Canvas to Reveal Harlequin. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Mezzetin "Paints" a Portrait of Cupid by Cutting the Canvas to Reveal Harlequin — Johann Jacob Schübler. c. 1729.
Medium: pen and black ink and gray wash on laid paper; scored for transfer.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 13.4 x 18.5 cm (5 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1990.4.2. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.