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Design for decorative panel or tapestry with the figure of Diana

Maker

Marco (Marco da Faenza) Marchetti (artist)
died 1588

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1499-1546

Title

Design for decorative panel or tapestry with the figure of Diana

Date of Production

1500 - 1599

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 29.3 cm
Width: 17.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1573

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

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Provenance

Nicholas Lanier, London (1588-1666), L.2886; Sir Peter Lely, London (1618-1680), L.2092; Nathaniel Hone, London (1718-1784), L.2793 [could not identify this drawing in any of his sales catalogues]; Achille Chariatte, London (early 20th century); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 30 April - 1 May 1923, lot 2 (as by Giulio Romano); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Decorative Arts of the Italian Renaissance 1400-1600, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, USA, 18/11/1958-04/01/1959

Inscriptions

Inscription: 6 / 2

Inscription: B

Inscription: 1573 Marchetti / ex- Talmann Colln. / H. Macandrew / May 74 / Witt handlist as Marchetti / Mark - Lanier

Inscription: Female / figure / w. exposed / breast

Collector's mark: Sir Peter Lely (L.2092)

Collector's mark: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793)

Collector's mark: Nicholas Lanier (L.2886)

Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

Watermark: centre: circle containing a 5-pointed star contained within a diamond with curved lines (variant of Heawood 3875 - Rome 1558, 64, etc.; also Woodward 289, 296 - documented in Rome and Venice between 1544 and 1570. Very similar watermark found on sheet by Marchetti in Dresden, inv. C86).

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