Rape of Europa
Maker
(artist)
1662-1747
1662-1747
Title
Rape of Europa
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
black and white chalk, some applied as white bodycolour, on blue laid paper, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 44.5 cm
Width: 55.6 cm
Width: 55.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1658
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
Prince Wladimir Nikolaevitch Argoutinsky-Dolgoroukoff, Paris (1875-1941); his sale, Sotheby’s (London), 4 July 1923, lot 137; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£5); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, black chalk, signed by the artist: "W Van Mieris Fecit". Support (historic), Recto: lower left of centre edge, graphite: arrow pointing up at signature on drawing. Support (historic), Verso: lower left, graphite: "#19".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, black chalk, signed by the artist: "W Van Mieris Fecit". Support (historic), Recto: lower left of centre edge, graphite: arrow pointing up at signature on drawing. Support (historic), Verso: lower left, graphite: "#19".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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