Venus and Cupid with a Bow

1731

John Baptist Jackson, after Parmigianino

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Parmigianino

Artist After, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

This is a drawing of a seated figure entwined with a small winged cherub. The figure appears relaxed, leaning on pillows with one arm, while the other interacts with the cherub. The background shows drapery and clouds. The use of delicate lines and cross-hatching provides depth and texture. The lower portion of the drawing contains text crediting the creator.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in blue-gray, light brown, brown, and black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.1 × 16 cm (9 7/8 × 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.537

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 2, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leonard Baskin, MA . (The Book Press, Ltd., Williamsburg, VA); [1] Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased March 14, 1975; Gift to NGA, 2012.
[1] Alternatively, this impression could have been purchased from Frederick Mulder in 1976.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1989

  • Twenty Five Years of Collecting: The Washington Print Club, Dimrock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1989, no cat.

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington, 1962: no. 2, only

Inscriptions

lower center in block: Tho. Brand Arm. Hospit. Temp D. D. D / J. B. Jackson sculptor; along left edge in image: F. M. Parm Inv.; verso in graphite: No. 2

Wikidata ID

Q76557124

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