Design for a frontispiece of a French grammar - master and pupil standing before a pedestal with a bust of Louis XIV, portrait medallions on the walls
Maker
(artist)
1726-1801
1726-1801
Title
Design for a frontispiece of a French grammar - master and pupil standing before a pedestal with a bust of Louis XIV, portrait medallions on the walls
Date of Production
(circa) 1785
Medium
graphite, pen and red and grey ink on laid paper, with traces of incised lines in the medallions for transfer
Dimensions
Height: 15.4 cm
Width: 8.7 cm
Width: 8.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1464
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
Craddock & Barnard (Tunbridge Wells and London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (8 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery & Manchester & England, 24/10/1961-10/12/1961
Literature
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1961
cat. no. 228
cat. no. 228
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper left corner, fragment: unable to identify.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper centre, red ink, below each medallion: “CORNEIL”, “BOILEAU”, “LA FONTAINE” and “RACINE”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “26646”; lower centre, brown ink: “franz. Gramaire von de Laveau”; lower centre, graphite: “363”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper centre, red ink, below each medallion: “CORNEIL”, “BOILEAU”, “LA FONTAINE” and “RACINE”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “26646”; lower centre, brown ink: “franz. Gramaire von de Laveau”; lower centre, graphite: “363”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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