Aeneas saving Anchises from the burning of Troy - illustration to Virgil's 'Aeneid'
Maker
(artist)
1644-1696
1644-1696
Title
Aeneas saving Anchises from the burning of Troy - illustration to Virgil's 'Aeneid'
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, incised for transfer, the verso prepared with black chalk
Dimensions
Height: 15.8 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1095
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
James Rimell & Son (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1.55, along with D.1952.RW.1094 and 1096); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: left centre edge: fragment of a scroll.
Inscription: Recto: lower left on stone, brown ink, signed by the artist: “Z. Webber F:”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, on remnant of a former backing sheet, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left on stone, brown ink, signed by the artist: “Z. Webber F:”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, on remnant of a former backing sheet, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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