Jacob's Dream
Joseph Goupy · c. 1720 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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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. This drawing was formerly attributed to the Venetian landscape painter Marco Ricci (1676-1730), who worked periodically in England during the early 18th century.
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- Maker
- Joseph Goupy (British, 1686–before.1770)
- Date
- c. 1720
- Medium
- gouache
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 28.5 x 42 cm (11 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- England
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
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