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Ulysses rendered homage by his subjects

Maker

After
(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

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

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.]

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