Ulysses rendered homage by his subjects
Maker
After
(artist)
1606-1669
After
(artist)
1504-1570
(artist)
1606-1669
After
(artist)
1504-1570
Title
Ulysses rendered homage by his subjects
Medium
Pen and black ink, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 24.7 cm
Width: 36.6 cm
Width: 36.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1948.XX.21.15.1
Mode of Acquisition
Unknown, gift, 1948
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres (1847-1913) [his bookplate on inside cover]; by descent to David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres (1900-1975); by whom presented to The Courtauld, 13 August 1948
Literature
Béguin, Sylvie, Jean Guillaume and Alan Roy, La galerie d’Ulysse à Fontainebleau, Paris, 1985
p. 327, under no. 58
p. 327, under no. 58
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Recto: lower left, black ink, ‘AvD’ in monogram: TvT AvD; lower right, black ink: 58; lower margin, black ink: Ulÿsse est reconnu pour Roÿ d’Ithaque. et ses subjects pacifiez Luÿ rendent hommage. par où se confirme / cette verité, que Dieu, juste protecteur de la couronne des princes, faict toujours prosperer leurs / bons Desseins, et rend malheureuses les entreprises des factieux. / FIN. [Ulysses is recognised as King of Ithaca and his pacified people pay him homage. Which confirms the truth that God, just protector of the crown of Princes, always makes their good plans prosper, and renders unsuccessful the enterprises of troublemakers.]
Recto: lower left, black ink, ‘AvD’ in monogram: TvT AvD; lower right, black ink: 58; lower margin, black ink: Ulÿsse est reconnu pour Roÿ d’Ithaque. et ses subjects pacifiez Luÿ rendent hommage. par où se confirme / cette verité, que Dieu, juste protecteur de la couronne des princes, faict toujours prosperer leurs / bons Desseins, et rend malheureuses les entreprises des factieux. / FIN. [Ulysses is recognised as King of Ithaca and his pacified people pay him homage. Which confirms the truth that God, just protector of the crown of Princes, always makes their good plans prosper, and renders unsuccessful the enterprises of troublemakers.]
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