
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
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
Keywords
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.
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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