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accession number: 1970.362
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Jacob's Dream, c. 1720. Joseph Goupy (British, 1686–before.1770). Gouache; sheet: 28.5 x 42 cm (11 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1970.362
title: Jacob's Dream
title in original language:
series:
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creation date: c. 1720
creation date earliest: 1715
creation date latest: 1725
current location:
creditline: Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
copyright:
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culture: England, 18th century
technique: gouache
department: Drawings
collection: DR - British
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Joseph Goupy (British, 1686–before.1770) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 28.5 x 42 cm (11 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
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support materials:
description: brown kidskin
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inscriptions:
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1971
opening date: 1971-12-28T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1971. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).
title: 18th Century Master Drawings
opening date: 1981-10-06T04:00:00
18th Century Master Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 6-November 22, 1981).
title: I and Thou
opening date: 1984-02-21T05:00:00
I and Thou. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 21-May 27, 1984).
title: Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator
opening date: 1985-05-28T04:00:00
Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 28-August 25, 1985).
title: Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 1986-12-16T05:00:00
Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987).
title: Collecting Drawings in England
opening date: 1987-11-03T05:00:00
Collecting Drawings in England. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1987-January 17, 1988).
title: British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2013-02-10T00:00:00
British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art . The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 10-May 26, 2013).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(sale, Christie's, London, March 25, 1969, no. 32)
date: 1969
footnotes:
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As "Attributed to Marco Ricci."
citations:
(Yvonne Tan Bunzl, London)
date: after 1969-?
footnotes:
citations:
(William H. Schab, New York)
date: ?-?
footnotes:
citations:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: ?-1970
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citations:
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1970-
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fun fact:
This drawing was formerly attributed to the Venetian landscape painter Marco Ricci (1676-1730), who worked periodically in England during the early 18th century.
digital description:
Joseph Goupy played a significant role in cultivating a taste for Italian art in 18th-century Britain. Here, Goupy copied an oil painting by Salvator Rosa now in the Devonshire Collection at Chatsworth. Copying from Old Masters was a venerated practice in the 18th century. In addition to being an essential aspect of artistic training, the circulation of great works of art served to educate connoisseurs and to shape public opinion. Goupy’s luminous gouaches were highly prized, fetching prices considerably higher than original portraits of the period.
wall description:
With his exquisitely finished gouache copies after paintings by Salvator Rosa, Goupy played a significant role in cultivating a taste for Italian art in 18th-century Britain. Here, Goupy copied an oil painting by Rosa now in the Devonshire Collection at Chatsworth. Copying from old masters was a venerated practice in the 18th century. In addition to being an essential aspect of artistic training, the circulation of great works of art served to educate connoisseurs and to shape public opinion. Goupy’s luminous gouaches were highly prized, fetching prices considerably higher than original portraits of the period.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1971." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59, no. 1 (1972): 3-46.
page number: Mentioned: p. 43 no. 100; Reproduced: p. 17
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25152412
Pignatti, Terisio. Disegni antichi del Museo Correr di Venezia. Vicenza: Neri Pozza, 1980.
page number: Mentioned: vol. 1, p. 33
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Miller, Michael J. Drawing: A Glossary of Materials: Selections from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 4
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Robertson, Bruce, and Robert Dance. "Joseph Goupy and the Art of the Copy." Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 10 (1988): 354-75.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 354-75; Reproduced: p. 354
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25160054
Lemonedes, Heather. British Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Exh. Cat. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 22-23, 146, no. 6; Reproduced: p. 23
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IMAGES
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