Dead Christ, with the tools of the Passion
Maker
(artist)
1728-1779
1728-1779
Title
Dead Christ, with the tools of the Passion
Date of Production
1761-1777
Medium
black and white chalk on blue laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 23.8 cm
Width: 29.3 cm
Width: 29.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.156
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
Sir William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); probably his sale, E. Parsons & Sons (London), cat. 38, 1921, though does not match the only Mengs lot (lot 388, portrait of Charles III of Spain); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (19 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink: “Mengs”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink: “Mengs”.
Collector's mark: none.
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