Study of an antique statue - Mercury attaching his sandal
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1684-1721
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1759
(artist)
1684-1721
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1759
Title
Study of an antique statue - Mercury attaching his sandal
Date of Production
(circa) 1730
Medium
black, red and white chalk on brown laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 17.2 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1084
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
Jonathan Richardson, the younger, London (1694-1771), L.2170; Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Michelangelo to Matisse - Drawing the Figure, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20/11/1999-27/02/2000
Drawing - Technique and Purpose, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 28/01/1981-26/04/1981
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...More
Three centuries of French taste, Batsford Gallery, London, 20/01/1932-20/02/1932 ...Less
Drawing - Technique and Purpose, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 28/01/1981-26/04/1981
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...More
Three centuries of French taste, Batsford Gallery, London, 20/01/1932-20/02/1932 ...Less
Literature
Drawing - Technique and Purpose, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1981
cat. no. 78
Three centuries of French taste, Batsford Gallery, London, 1932, 1932
cat. no. 78
Three centuries of French taste, Batsford Gallery, London, 1932, 1932
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Watteau”. Mount (removed, now missing, recorded in Rosenberg 1996): “C. Huet”. Backing sheet, Recto: centre, printed in black ink, showing through to verso: “Un De profundis / & de MM. DE POILLY, PETIT //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Jonathan Richardson, the younger (L.2170).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Watteau”. Mount (removed, now missing, recorded in Rosenberg 1996): “C. Huet”. Backing sheet, Recto: centre, printed in black ink, showing through to verso: “Un De profundis / & de MM. DE POILLY, PETIT //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Jonathan Richardson, the younger (L.2170).
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