Johann Zoffany
Jupiter and Antiope

Jupiter and Antiope

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Jupiter and Antiope
ArtistGerman, active England, 1733–1810
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Jupiter and Antiope
Datelate 18th century
MediumBlack chalk with white chalk on gray blue laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 15 3/4 × 10 5/8 in. (40 × 27 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton
Object number2019.677
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist by whom given to Major General Claude Martin (1735-1800), Lucknow, India, circa 1799; [His sale, Tulloh & Co, Calcutta, December 18, 1800]; Purchased by Benjamin Wolff (1760-1866) presumably while in Calcutta,1817-1866, Engelholm Manor, Copenhagen; By descent until sold; [Copenhagen, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, The Wolff Collection, May 30, 2018, lot 437 (the Claude Martin’s Zoffany album was sold for 501,370 USD)]; [Andrew Clayton-Payne, 2018-2019]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"From London to Lucknow: A Re-Discovered Collection of Drawings by Johan Zoffany (1733-1810)," Andrew Clayton-Payne, London, June 28–July 5, 2019.

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