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Cadmus sowing dragon's teeth

Maker

(artist)
1500-1599

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1532-1603

Title

Cadmus sowing dragon's teeth

Medium

red chalk, traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 17.8 cm
Width: 28.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1932.XX.15

Mode of Acquisition

Katharine Talbot Wallas, gift, 5 November 1932

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords




Provenance

Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792), L.2364; Michael Bryan (1757-1821); by descent to his great-grandson, Graham Wallas (1858-1932); by descent to his sister, Katharine Talbot Wallas (1864-1944); presented to The Courtauld in remembrance of Graham Wallas by his sisters, 5 November 1932

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner (and partially on the support), stamped in black ink: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364).

Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite, acc. no.: "13.32"; lower centre, brown ink: "Martino di Wos.". Support (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite: "7"; centre, brown ink: "== Cadmus _ sewing [sic] Dragon's teeth / by. Martin de Vos_ who died / in_1604_ / fm the late Sir Joshua / Reynolds coll:n / W"; lower left edge, graphite: "11 1/2 x 5 3/4".

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