Jupiter and Calista

between 1749 and 1815

After Angelica Kauffman , Artist Thomas Burke , Artist

Not On View

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About the Artwork

Title Jupiter and Calista

Artwork Date between 1749 and 1815

Makers After Angelica Kauffman (Artist) Swiss, 1741 - 1807 Thomas Burke (Artist) English, 1749-1815

Medium Engraving printed in color ink on chine collé

Dimensions Plate: 15 7/8 × 12 1/2 inches (40.3 × 31.8 cm) Sheet: 22 3/8 × 17 inches (56.8 × 43.2 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of John S. Newberry

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 59.75

Markings

Inscriptions Inscribed, in plate, lower left: Angelica Kauffman pinxt. Inscribed, lower right: Tho." Burke sculpt. Inscribed, center lower margin: JUPITER & CALISTA | Diana's shape and habit. straight he took | Soften'd his brows and smooth'd his awful took [sic] | And mildly in a female Accent spoke | How fairs my Girl; How went the Morning Chase. | Addison | London Publish'd April 2d., 1782 by J., Birchall No., 473 Strand. & G., Durand No., 8 Catherine Street.

Marks Stamp, in red, verso: DIA Stamp, in purple, verso: K. K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei

Provenance

John S. Newberry;
1959-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Thomas Burke; after Angelica Kauffman, Jupiter and Calista, between 1749 and 1815, engraving printed in color ink on chine collé. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of John S. Newberry, 59.75.