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Study of a Venus after the Antique, seen from behind (recto)

Maker


1800-1899

Title

Study of a Venus after the Antique, seen from behind (recto)

Date of Production

1800 - 1899

Medium

black chalk - possibly counterproofs (recto and verso) on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 62.5 cm
Width: 47.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1939.AB.40

Mode of Acquisition

Warburg Institute, London, Transfer

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Léon Coutil, Les Andelys (1856-1943); acquired by Anthony Blunt, London (1907-1983) for the Warburg Institute, 1938; transferred to The Courtauld Institute, 1939

Inscriptions

Watermark: Recto, upper centre: cartouche containing cursive letters "ED&Cie". Countermark: Recto, lower centre: "PL BAS" (same watermark appears e.g. on prints and drawings by van Gogh and Cezanne, see Ruppen 2020 'Mapping Cezanne').

Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, graphite, all in reference to print G.1939.AB.40, for which this is the mounting paper: "A.391 / 717/63(28) / G.1939.AB.40".

Collector's mark: none.

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