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L'Œuvre Jupiter seated on his Globe with a female Figure facing him, a group of classical Figures beyond (recto); Two Costume Studies, a Study of a female Head and a Study of Drapery (verso) de l’artiste George Romney est actuellement en vente chez Thomas Williams Fine Art Ltd.
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George Romney, Jupiter seated on his Globe with a female Figure facing him, a group of classical Figures beyond (recto); Two Costume Studies, a Study of a female Head and a Study of Drapery (verso)
 
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TITRE:  Jupiter seated on his Globe with a female Figure facing him, a group of classical Figures beyond (recto); Two Costume Studies, a Study of a female Head and a Study of Drapery (verso)
ARTISTE:  George Romney
CATéGORIE:  Works on Paper (Drawings, Watercolors etc.)
MATéRIEL:  Pen and brown ink
MARQUES:  Inscribed below the costume studies, The front and The back, parts of the costumes numbered, 1, 2, 3, and inscibed, l.r., 77 and 2510, (verso)
TAILLE:  207 x 324 mm; 8 1/8 x 12 3/4 in, irregular
PRIX*:  Contact Gallery for Price
GALERIE:  Thomas Williams Fine Art Ltd  +44 (0)20 7491 1485  Envoyez un email
DESCRIPTION:  In this enigmatic scene, a goddess is shown begging a favour of Jupiter. It could be Thetis or Juno, and it seems very probable that this plea concerns the Trojan war. This idea is confirmed by the presence of the other gods on the right: Minerva with her helmet and shield, Mars with his helmet and sword, Venus and Cupid. Subjects after Homer were particularly favoured at the end of the eighteenth century in England.

On the verso (fig. 1) are costume studies which are annotated with numbers to indicate the different colours of the material. The subsidiary study of the head on the verso shows the pervasive influence of Henry Füsli, with whom Romney worked in Rome.

CATALOGUE(S) EN LIGNE:  Old Master Inventory
Old Master Drawings  Jul 1 - Jul 31, 2004
 
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