Guest bloge entry by Bryony Bartlett-Rawlings Figure 1: V&A inventory number 29876.4 Juan Dolívar after Jean Bérain the Elder Possibly after a tapestry design by Jean Bérain the Elder 1685-1693   Every year around Valentine’s Day images of Cupid begin to appear on cards and in shops advertising gifts to buy for our loved ones. Known as Eros in Greek mythology and...

Sarah Grant is Curator of Engraved Ornament at the V&A.