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Jacob's Dream
Joseph Goupyc. 1720
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Jacob's Dream
- Creator: Joseph Goupy (British, 1686–before.1770)
- Date Created: c. 1720
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 28.5 x 42 cm (11 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: (sale, Christie's, London, March 25, 1969, no. 32), (Yvonne Tan Bunzl, London), (William H. Schab, New York), Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.362
- Medium: gouache
- 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.
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: England, 18th century
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
- Collection: DR - British
- Accession Number: 1970.362
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