The original work was destroyed in a fire at Belvoir Castle (Leicestershire, Great Britain).

Description

   The Infant Jupiter on rocks, seen whole-length to front, partially draped in fabric and holding thunderbolt in his right hand, with eagle perched above him and goat at his feet; after Reynolds (Mannings 2098); proof before letters, but with scratched production detail. 1775
   Mezzotint 

Producer name

   Print made by: John Raphael Smith 
   After: Sir Joshua Reynolds 

School/style

   British 

Production date

   1775 

Materials

   paper 

Technique

   mezzotint 

Dimensions

   Height: 498 millimetres 
   Width: 355 millimetres 

Inscriptions

       Inscription type: inscription
       Inscription content: Scratched with production detail below image: "Painted by Sr. Joshua Reynolds" and "Engraved by J.R. Smith"

Bibliographic references

   Hamilton 1884 / A Catalogue Raisonné of the Engraved Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds (p.151.II) 
   D'Oench 1999 / Copper into Gold: Prints by John Raphael Smith (1751-1812) (60) 
   Chaloner Smith 1883 / British Mezzotinto portraits from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century (undescribed) 

Exhibition history

   1986 Jan-Mar, London, Royal Academy, 'Sir Joshua Reynolds' 

Subjects

   allegory/personification 
   classical deity 

Associated names

   Representation of: Zeus/Jupiter 

Acquisition date

   1830-1833 (between) 

Acquisition notes

   See comment on Aa,1.1. 

Department

   Prints and Drawings 

Registration number

   Aa,12.55 

Museum number