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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.
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
Dimensions
28.5 × 42 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
1970.362
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Joseph Goupy (British, 1686–before.1770)
Drawings • England, 18th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
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