Hand patinated reproduction. Mold made from a print of the original work on display at the Musée de Sèvres. This sculpture is variously entitled "Psyche", "Nymph" or "Little Girl Hiding Cupid's Arrows". It was created by Etienne-Maurice Falconet as the companion piece to "Menacing Cupid" and was probably exhibited in plaster at the Salon of 1761. It is not known exactly when the Sevres Porcelain Factory made a version in soft bisque porcelain; it was likely shortly thereafter. Like her male counterpart, this little girl is nude and appears just as
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