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Diogenes in his tub visited by Alexander

Maker

(artist)
1660-1719

Title

Diogenes in his tub visited by Alexander

Date of Production

1600 - 1799

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper, with light and dark brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 14.7 cm
Width: 11.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1073

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Provenance

Emspark (? according to Witt card, can find no information on this collection); E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1.85); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper left corner, fragment: tips of letters "I[?] B" (2.6 cm between chain lines).

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed by the artist: "A: Houbraken. Fec:".

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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