Art, literature & historyJupiter and Alcmene Medallion, Sketch for Decoration of a Frame
1907–08
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching in black on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 3.4 × 8.2 cm (1 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Plate: 5.3 × 8.2 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 5.7 × 8.2 cm (2 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2011.507
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Jupiter and Alcmene Medallion, Sketch for Decoration of a Frame — Theodore Roussel. 1907–08.
Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 3.4 × 8.2 cm (1 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Plate: 5.3 × 8.2 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 5.7 × 8.2 cm (2 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Roussel made two separate etched studies of medallion designs for the Comedy Pattern Frame before incorporating the figural and grapevine images into the large etching plate for the frame itself.
Description: © Art Institute of Chicago, original record, CC BY 4.0. HTML formatting removed; wording retained. Other artwork metadata: CC0.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.