Design for an unknown book illustration - a prisoner kneels before a queen seated on a throne, a coastal scene seen through arch in background
Maker
(artist)
1741-1816
1741-1816
Title
Design for an unknown book illustration - a prisoner kneels before a queen seated on a throne, a coastal scene seen through arch in background
Date of Production
1763
Medium
red and black chalk, pen and grey-brown ink, grey-brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 15.5 cm
Width: 11 cm
Width: 11 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1075
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
Jean-François Gigoux, Paris (1806-1894), L.1164; E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£2.1); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment?: letter "W" with double lines.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, grey-brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "R. Vinkeles. inv. 1763". Verso: upper centre, brown ink: "141"; lower centre, graphite, Witt number: "1075".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower centre edge, stamped in black ink: Jean-François Gigoux (L.1164); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, grey-brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "R. Vinkeles. inv. 1763". Verso: upper centre, brown ink: "141"; lower centre, graphite, Witt number: "1075".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower centre edge, stamped in black ink: Jean-François Gigoux (L.1164); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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