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Jupiter and Leda
ca. 1771
George Willison (Artist) English, 1741-1797 Valentine Green (Artist) English, 1739-1813
Mezzotint printed in black ink on laid paper
Image: 23 5/8 × 15 1/8 inches (60 × 38.4 cm) Sheet: 24 1/4 × 15 1/8 inches (61.6 × 38.4 cm)
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Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S557
This work is in the public domain.
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Inscribed, in plate, lower left: G. Willison pinxt. Inscribed, lower right: Val.. Green fecit. Inscribed, lower center: JUPITER and LEDA. | London Printed for Robt. Sayer Map & Printseller No. 63 in Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs 1st. June 1771.
Provenance
Paul Delaroche
Schott. Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Valentine Green; after George Willison, Jupiter and Leda, ca. 1771, mezzotint printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S557.
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