Ludovic Napoléon Lépic, Godefroy Jadin, and others
Jupiter
1860
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Etching, Sheet: 404 x 295 mm. (15 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Plate: 340 x 255 mm. (13 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.8186
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
National Gallery of Art, "Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment", National Gallery of Art September 8, 2024 - January 20, 2025.
Inscribed: Signed and inscribed in pencil: lower left "Bon à tirer / [illegible] Lepic" Signed, dated, and inscribed in plate: upper center "Jupiter"; lower left "Lepic d'apres / Jadin / 1861"; lower center "de mon sourcil , de mon oeil Olympien / Moi Jupiter j'aime peu que l'on rie / Si le hazard ne m'eut fait nair[?]e Chien / J'aurais servi dans la Gendarmerie / Jupiter" Inscribed in plate: lower right "A. Cadart & F. Chevalier éditeurs Rue Richelieu, 66."
Markings: None
