Jupiter riding the Eagle: PD.46-1956

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Jupiter riding the Eagle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Coypel, Charles Antoine (Attributed to)

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); B. Grahame, 1878; Sir Edward J. Poynter (Lugt 874); Poynter Sale, Sotheby's, 24 April 1918, lot 181 as by Tintoretto; Charles Clarke, Louis C.G. Clarke

Measurements and weight

Height: 347 mm
Width: 248 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1956) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Note

Design for a ceiling.

School or Style

Materials used in production

Whitening
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of card ( carta azzura)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk, heightened with white on faded carta azzura

Inscription or legends present

Text: f/3
Location: Recto
Method of creation: Ink

Text: Filippo Lauri fect.
Location: Backing
Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.46-1956
Primary reference Number: 7501
Lugt: 2364
Lugt: 874
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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