Allegory of Night with Sleep and Death in her arms
Maker
Placido Costanzi (artist)
1702-1759
1702-1759
Title
Allegory of Night with Sleep and Death in her arms
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
red chalk on laid paper laid down on a red wash mount (Charles Rogers'?)
Dimensions
Height: 36.1 cm
Width: 25.7 cm
Width: 25.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1532
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
Charles Rogers, London (1711-1784), L.624; his sale, T. Philipe (London), 15 - 24 April 1799, lot 227; James Tregaskis (London, dealing 1896-1936); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: unable to check the drawing due to the mount. Mount (historic), Recto: right centre: Strasburg lily.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: left lower edge, graphite, erased, Witt’s hand: “Roger Colln / 179”; lower left, graphite, erroneous Witt number erased: “1531”; lower centre, red ink: “Placido Costanzi.”; lower right, graphite: “G.” [or “6.”]; lower right corner, graphite, Witt’s hand, crossed out: “Cf red chalk drawing in / Bowdoin Coll. U.S.A.” and below that “Coll C Rogers 1532”; another graphite inscription beside it erased, looks like “plan”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper left corner, brown ink: “349”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, written in brown ink: Charles Rogers (L.624). Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: left lower edge, graphite, erased, Witt’s hand: “Roger Colln / 179”; lower left, graphite, erroneous Witt number erased: “1531”; lower centre, red ink: “Placido Costanzi.”; lower right, graphite: “G.” [or “6.”]; lower right corner, graphite, Witt’s hand, crossed out: “Cf red chalk drawing in / Bowdoin Coll. U.S.A.” and below that “Coll C Rogers 1532”; another graphite inscription beside it erased, looks like “plan”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper left corner, brown ink: “349”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, written in brown ink: Charles Rogers (L.624). Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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