Arm._ Hospit. Lincoln. D. D. D. J. B. Jack[s]on
_sculptor_."
About 1727. The dedication was added about 1750. After a drawing, now in
the Louvre, for Raphael's tapestry cartoons.
MFA, BM, Berlin-Dahlem
2.
_Venus and Cupid with a Bow_, after Parmigianino
Dimensions:
9-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches with letters, 8-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches without
letters.
Blocks, 4:
Buff, light brown, terra-cotta red, black.
Inscription, bottom:
"+Tho. Brand+ _Arm._ Hospit. Temp. D. D. D. / J. B. Jack[s]on
_sculptor_."
Left, running vertically:
"_F. M. Parm. inv._"
1731.
The dedication was added about 1750. Other impressions occur in a
combination of green and brown and also in gray and green. Five
impressions are in the British Museum including one in which two
slanting vertical lines in the table immediately to the left of Cupid's
left leg are omitted.
Philadelphia, MFA, BM, V&A, Berlin-Dahlem, Rotterdam, Brussels
3.
_Woman Standing Holding Jar on Her Head_, after Parmigianino
Dimensions:
6-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches.
Blocks, 2:
Mustard yellow, black.
Inscription, at bottom:
"_Per Illustri, ac Pr[ae]claro Viro +Joseph Smith+ / J. B. Jackson
Humiliter Dedicat Donat, et / Sculpsit._ 1731."
Another state has the following added in small letters:
"Antonius Ma Zanetti a Jacobo Parmense Delin."
The block for the tone is in two versions. The one illustrated is dotted
in the jar to show gradations, while the other one is more loosely
handled.
Free copy of line engraving by G. A. Faldoni.
BM, V&A
4.
_Headpiece with Landscape and Ruins_
This print is listed in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, but has
been lost in the war. No information as to color or size is available.
The card catalogue has the following description:
"Ruins to the left. In the middle going over a river is a bridge.
To the right is a city view with campanile, dome and other buildings.
Dated 1731."
Probably made for use in a book. This seems to be the print described by
Baverel and the "_petite vue_" Papillon mentioned.
5.
_Woman Meditating_ (_St. Thais?_), after Parmigianino
Dimensions:
15-3/8 x 9-1/4 inches with letters, 10-3/4 x 9-1/4 inches without
letters.
Blocks, 2: Pale brown, black. Also in green and blue-green.
After etching by Parmigianino (B. 10).
Inscription, left near top, running diagonally upward:
"_F: M: Parmen* / Inventor / J: B:
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