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Eros Collection

Background imageEros Collection: Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by Matania

Please, Mr Policeman, where is Father Christmas by Matania
In the centre of London, close to Piccadilly Circus, two children stop a policeman from directing traffic to ask him where Father Christmas is

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1956

Piccadilly Circus 1956
Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others

Background imageEros Collection: Eros / Cupid Stothard

Eros / Cupid Stothard
The Greek god of love : his Roman equivalent is CUPID. Here he is pointing a bow and arrow at a victim

Background imageEros Collection: The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London

The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London Date: circa 1950s

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly / Eros 1950S

Piccadilly / Eros 1950S
The famous statue of Eros in the middle of Piccadilly Circus

Background imageEros Collection: Eros & Psyche - 6

Eros & Psyche - 6
Eros/Cupid is scolded by his mother Aphrodite/Venus, for loving Psyche

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus and the Statue of Eros, London. The street scene is dominated by advertising hoardings and illuminations for Gordons Gin, Wrigleys Chewing Gum and others

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1930S

Piccadilly Circus 1930S
The Statue of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, England

Background imageEros Collection: Greek Statue of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros

Greek Statue of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros
Greek Marble Statue of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros - circa 100BC, found at Delos Date: circa 100BC

Background imageEros Collection: Eros and Psyche, by Canova

Eros and Psyche, by Canova
Eros and Psyche, close-up of the sculpture by Antonio Canova, Louvre Museum, Paris Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEros Collection: Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid / Eros

Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid / Eros
Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid/Eros. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy

Background imageEros Collection: Statue of Eros

Statue of Eros
The famous statue of the Greek god of love, Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert in 1893. It was originally called the Shaftesbury Monument. Date: 1893

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1950S

Piccadilly Circus 1950S
Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1969

Piccadilly Circus 1969
Young people hang around the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus, London 1926

Piccadilly Circus, London 1926
Piccadilly Circus and the statue of Eros in London at night, 1926. Date: 1926

Background imageEros Collection: Eros & Psyche - 1

Eros & Psyche - 1
Psyche is carried to Heaven

Background imageEros Collection: The Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London W1

The Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London W1, with the statue of Eros on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus 1928

Piccadilly Circus 1928
More changes to the traffic layout at Piccadilly Circus - work in progress round the Eros statue, which I suppose is somewhere behind the hoardings. Date: 1928

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Hippies

Piccadilly Hippies
Young people enjoying the sunshine at Piccadilly Circus under Eros

Background imageEros Collection: Eros and Friendship

Eros and Friendship
Eros, the God of Love, makes friends with Friendship

Background imageEros Collection: Eros & Psyche - 2

Eros & Psyche - 2
Psyche on the rock

Background imageEros Collection: Antonio Corsi, model for Eros statue

Antonio Corsi, model for Eros statue
Antonio Corsi, well-known male model, famous for posing for the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus. Date: 1909

Background imageEros Collection: Eros and Psyche

Eros and Psyche
A statue showing the love between Psyche and Eros (Cupid)

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus London Victorian period

Piccadilly Circus London Victorian period

Background imageEros Collection: Underground work at Piccadilly station

Underground work at Piccadilly station after the removal of the Eros statue. Service shaft being sunk here into the foundation which enables workmen to descend into the underground station

Background imageEros Collection: Eros, Piccadilly Circus

Eros, Piccadilly Circus
Before the sculpture of Eros was moved. Depicted is a scene from Piccadilly circus in which the sculpture can be seen in the background

Background imageEros Collection: Eros Statue removal

Eros Statue removal
The statue of Eros, which for years stood high above the gaiety of Piccadilly Circus with bended bow, moved to the County Hall

Background imageEros Collection: 2nd Century BC Acropolis Altar Ancient Age Antiquity

2nd Century BC Acropolis Altar Ancient Age Antiquity
2nd, century, BC, Acropolis, altar, ancient, age, antiquity, Aphrodite, Architecture, Art, Asia, Minor, battle, Berlin, death, Detail, Dione, Eros, Eumenes, II, Soter, fate, fight, fighter, Frieze

Background imageEros Collection: Photograph taken from Piccadilly Circus towards Shaftesbury Avenue

Photograph taken from Piccadilly Circus towards Shaftesbury Avenue, showing the corner of London Pavilion and on the far left Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, popularly known as Eros, Date: 1890s

Background imageEros Collection: Worth designs: Grey mantle with a heavy border of fur; dress with a train, narrow straps

Worth designs: Grey mantle with a heavy border of fur; dress with a train, narrow straps, uneven hemline & tassels or pendant motifs on the bodice & skirt. Date: 1924

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus, London Date: circa 1901

Piccadilly Circus, London Date: circa 1901

Background imageEros Collection: Eros at Piccadilly Circus

Eros at Piccadilly Circus
A line drawing by Reginald Buchanan Urquhart

Background imageEros Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
A view of Eros and Piccadilly Circus, London, in the 1930s. Artist: Alker Tripp

Background imageEros Collection: Eros Gets That Christmas Feeling by Pearce

Eros Gets That Christmas Feeling by Pearce
Lovely illustration of Piccadilly Circus in the centre of London, covered in snow and with the famous Eros statue decorated with holly and ribbons for Christmas. Date: 1932

Background imageEros Collection: The Crazy Gang, Six Broken Blossoms, London Palladium

The Crazy Gang, Six Broken Blossoms, London Palladium
The Crazy Gang dressed as flower sellers in Six Broken Blossoms in the shadow of Eros (at Piccadilly Circus) in London Rhapsody musical at The London Palladium. 1937

Background imageEros Collection: Patera from Millin, Peintures et Vases Antiques

Patera from Millin, Peintures et Vases Antiques. Shallow ceramic dish with mythological winged figures, possibly Venus and Cupid

Background imageEros Collection: Eros Royal Engineers Memorial Tierceville Normandy

Eros Royal Engineers Memorial Tierceville Normandy
The figure was made by 179th Special Field Company and completed on 23 August 1944. in one particularly heavy frost it lost a leg but thanks to former members of the French Resistance & the Comite du

Background imageEros Collection: Statue of Eros - Piccadilly Circus, London

Statue of Eros - Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageEros Collection: The London Pavilion

The London Pavilion
Front cover of The Magazine Programme featuring a striking image of Eros and The London Pavilion at night. Date: 1933

Background imageEros Collection: View of the traffic at Piccadilly Circus, London

View of the traffic at Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageEros Collection: PSYCHE LOOKS AT EROS

PSYCHE LOOKS AT EROS
Psyche, visited by Eros after sundown, seeking to know what he looks like, spills hot oil from her lamp onto him, waking him, with sad consequences, though all ends happily enough

Background imageEros Collection: Eros (Cupid) and Psyche

Eros (Cupid) and Psyche
A statue showing the love between Psyche and Eros (Cupid)

Background imageEros Collection: EROS / CUPID

EROS / CUPID
The Greek god of love : his Roman equivalent is CUPID

Background imageEros Collection: Eros & Psyche - 7

Eros & Psyche - 7
Eros/Cupid wakes Psyche

Background imageEros Collection: Eros & Psyche - 4

Eros & Psyche - 4
Eros/Cupid on the cypress tree

Background imageEros Collection: Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort (1533 / 1534-1583) Dutch pai

Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort (1533 / 1534-1583) Dutch pai
Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort (1533/1534-1583) Dutch painter. Aphrodite disarms Eros. Nationale Gallery Prague. Czech Republic

Background imageEros Collection: Eros. Roman bust. Marble. 2nd c. AD. Museum of Ephesus. Turk

Eros. Roman bust. Marble. 2nd c. AD. Museum of Ephesus. Turk
Eros. Greek god of love. Roman bust. Marble. 2nd century AD. Museum of Ephesus. Selcuk. Turkey

Background imageEros Collection: Amor Victorious, 1601-1602, by Caravaggio (1573-1610)

Amor Victorious, 1601-1602, by Caravaggio (1573-1610)
Caravaggio (1573-1610). Italian painter. Amor Victorious, 1601-1602. Detail. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany



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