Details
| Artist | John Skippe, English, 1741-1812 |
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| Artist | after Parmigianino, Italian, 1503-1540 |
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| Date | 1783 |
| Medium | chiaroscuro woodcut printed in black ink and two shades of green ink |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 1/2 × 5 5/8 inches (19.1 × 14.3 cm) Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 3/8 inches (35.9 × 26.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton |
| Accession Number | F1987.59 |
| Department | Prints, Drawings & Photographs |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Inscribed and signed, in block, upper right: F.P | F.S:scul | 1783. |
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| Marks | Marks, in pencil on mount, lower left: John Skippe . Mercury & Warrior Nagl. 20. Weigel. Kunstkol.II,14,9 Marks, in pencil, on mount, verso, upper center: Skippe, John geb. vor 1760 in Ledbury T nach 1811. | Schil (sic) J.B. Jackson (1701-nach 1754)? | nach Francesco Parmigianino, Bartsch 26 Marks, in pencil on mount, verso, lower center: 02063. Typed, on separate sheet of paper, attached to mat: Mercury and a Soldier (?) | By JOHN SKIPPE | English (London), 1742(?)-after 1811. || Lent by Walter Shatski, New York. Watermark on mount: fleur-de-lis |
| Inscriptions | Inscribed, in engraved plate, printed on separate sheet: Tabulam hanc, ut obfervantiam et amicitiam fuam in | virum eximium teftaretur, nomine Ben. Blaney S.T.B. | ornari voluit J. Skippe. |
Provenance
Walter Shatski (per marking, q.v.) (New York, New York, USA).
Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton;
1987-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton;
1987-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Nagler, G.K. Neues Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, vol. 18. Leipzig, 1835-1852, p. 506, no. 20.
Weigel, Rudolph. Kunstlager-Catalog, part 11. Leipzig, 1841, p. 14, no. 8.
Weigel, Rudolph. Kunstlager-Catalog, part 11. Leipzig, 1841, p. 14, no. 8.
