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Figure of a man bending forward with the right arm outstretched; three studies of the right arm, and one of the left hand for the same figure
Maker
(artist)
1599-1641
1599-1641
Title
Figure of a man bending forward with the right arm outstretched; three studies of the right arm, and one of the left hand for the same figure
Date of Production
(circa) 1618
Medium
black chalk with stumping and traces of white chalk on laid paper, on Jonathan Richardson the elder's mount
Dimensions
Height: 27 cm
Width: 43.3 cm
Width: 43.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1664
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
Notes
This is a preparatory figure study for Van Dyck’s Carrying of the Cross, painted when the artist was just 18 years old. The painting was the ninth in a series of the ‘Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary’, a selection of Biblical events in the life of the Virgin Mary. The series was commissioned for Saint Paul’s Church in Antwerp from numerous leading artists of the city, including Peter Paul Rubens, Jacob Jordaens, and David Teniers, and all of the paintings remain there to this day.
This drawing is a study for the figure of the executioner who leans over Christ in the centre of the composition, dragging him upwards as he yields under the cross. Van Dyck concentrates on working out the positioning of the figure’s outstretched right arm; the second iteration from the left was used in the final painting. Seven preparatory sketches for this project still survive, more than for any of the artist’s other works.
Provenance
Prosper Henry Lankrink, London (1628-1692), L.2090; Jonathan Richardson, the elder, London (1665-1745), L.2183; Dr Forrest Leeder; his sale, Christie's (London), 27 July 1923, lot 39; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£5.25); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Young Van Dyck, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 20/11/2012-31/03/2013
Michelangelo to Matisse - Drawing the Figure, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20/11/1999-27/02/2000
The Drawings of Anthony van Dyck, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York and Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, Texas, 15/02/1991-21/04/1991 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
The Young Van Dyck, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 19/09/1980-09/11/1980
Van Dyck as Religious Artist, Princeton University, USA, 07/04/1979-20/05/1979
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Antoon van Dyck Tekeningen en Olieverfschesten, Rubenshuis, Antwerp; Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 01/07/1960-31/08/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Flemish Art 1300-1700, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953-54
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Van Dyck tentoonstelling, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 1949 (Jul.-Aug.)
Tekeningen van Jan van Eyck tot Rubens / De Van Eyck à Rubens: les maitres flamands du dessin, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 17/12/1948-01/02/1949; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, 08/02/1949-16/03/1949; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 17/03/1949-03/05/1949
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
Exhibition of Belgian and Flemish Art 1300-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1927 ...Less
Michelangelo to Matisse - Drawing the Figure, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20/11/1999-27/02/2000
The Drawings of Anthony van Dyck, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York and Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, Texas, 15/02/1991-21/04/1991 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
The Young Van Dyck, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 19/09/1980-09/11/1980
Van Dyck as Religious Artist, Princeton University, USA, 07/04/1979-20/05/1979
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Antoon van Dyck Tekeningen en Olieverfschesten, Rubenshuis, Antwerp; Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 01/07/1960-31/08/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Flemish Art 1300-1700, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953-54
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Van Dyck tentoonstelling, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 1949 (Jul.-Aug.)
Tekeningen van Jan van Eyck tot Rubens / De Van Eyck à Rubens: les maitres flamands du dessin, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 17/12/1948-01/02/1949; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, 08/02/1949-16/03/1949; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 17/03/1949-03/05/1949
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
Exhibition of Belgian and Flemish Art 1300-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1927 ...Less
Literature
Van Dyck : Gemälde von Anthonis van Dyck : Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, München, Alte Pinakothek, Munich, 2019 - 2020
p. 195
fig. 207 on p. 196
Van Dyck: the anatomy of portraiture, Frick Collection, New York New Haven and London 2016
pp. 69-72
fig. 45 on p. 72
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, Frick Collection, New York and Courtauld Gallery, London London 2012-2013
no. 41 ...More
The Young Van Dyck, Prado, Madrid, 2012, 2012 / 2013
cat. no. 20
pp. 138-48
Illus. on p. 147
Barnes, Susan et al., Van Dyck: a complete catalogue of the paintings, New Haven and London 2004
p. 42 under no. I.25
Illus. repr.
Bibliothèque de l'image, Sketch book: the hand; Die Hand: Skizzenheft; Carnet de dessins: la main, Paris 2000
preface (unpag.)
Illus. repr.
Michelangelo to Matisse - Drawing the Figure, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1999 - 2000
cat. no. 99
Illus. on p. 131
The Drawings of Anthony van Dyck, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1991
cat. no. 5
p. 58
Illus. on p. 59
Jaffé, Michael, 'New York and Fort Worth drawings by Van Dyck' in 'Burlington Magazine', May 1991; 133
p. 342
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 146
Illus. on p. 147
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 41
Illus. on p. 52
The Young Van Dyck, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1980
cat. no. 18
pp. 62-63
Princeton University Art Museum, 1979, Van Dyck as religious artist
no. 5, p. 48
Illus. repr.
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 62
Vey, Horst, Die Zeichnungen Anton Van Dycks, Brussels 1962
no. 14
fig. 19
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 38
van Gelder, Jan Gerrit, 'Van Dijck's Kruisdraging in de St.-Pauluskerk in Antwerpen' in 'Bulletin des Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique', 1961 - pp. 3-18; 10
pp. 3-18
Illus. on p. 13
Antoon van Dyck Tekeningen en Olieverfschesten, Rubenshuis, Antwerp; Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1960
no. 11, pp. 47-48
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 32
Puyvelde, Leo van, Van Dyck, Brussels and Paris 1959
p. 51
as by van Dyck, inspired by Rubens
Vey, Horst, Van-Dyck-Studien, PhD Thesis, Cologne University 1958
pp. 11-35
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 126
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 273
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 84
pl. IV
Puyvelde, Leo van, Van Dyck, Brussels and Amsterdam 1950
p. 47
as by Rubens
Van Dyck tentoonstelling, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Konink, July - August 1949
cat. no. 81
Delen, A.J.J., Tekeningen van Vlaamische Meesters, 1943
pp. 127ff
fig. 98
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 622
Delacre, Maurice, Le dessin dans l'oeuvre de Van Dyck, Brussels 1934
pp. 97-98
fig. 50 on p. 98
Burchard, Ludwig, 'Rubens ähnliche Van-Dyck Zeichnungen' in 'Sitzungsberichte der Kunstgeschichtelichen Gesellschaft', Berlin 1932
p. 10
Glück, Gustav, Van Dyck: des Meisters Gemälde in 571 Abbildungen, Stuttgart and Berlin 1931
p. 518
Parker, K.T., Vasari Society, Second series, 1931; XII
pl. 11
Parker, K.T., The drawings of Antoine Watteau, 1931
p. 43
Delen, A.J.J., 'Un dessin inconnu d'Antoine Van Dyck' in 'Revue Belge d'Archaeologie et d'Histoire de l'Art', Brussels 1931
pp. 193-99
fig. 4
Rosenbaum, Henry, 'Der Junge Van Dyck', 1928 - 68-71
p. 69
Exhibition of Belgian and Flemish Art 1300-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London 1927, 1927
cat. no. 589
pl. CXXIII (in Memorial Volume) ...Less
p. 195
fig. 207 on p. 196
Van Dyck: the anatomy of portraiture, Frick Collection, New York New Haven and London 2016
pp. 69-72
fig. 45 on p. 72
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, Frick Collection, New York and Courtauld Gallery, London London 2012-2013
no. 41 ...More
The Young Van Dyck, Prado, Madrid, 2012, 2012 / 2013
cat. no. 20
pp. 138-48
Illus. on p. 147
Barnes, Susan et al., Van Dyck: a complete catalogue of the paintings, New Haven and London 2004
p. 42 under no. I.25
Illus. repr.
Bibliothèque de l'image, Sketch book: the hand; Die Hand: Skizzenheft; Carnet de dessins: la main, Paris 2000
preface (unpag.)
Illus. repr.
Michelangelo to Matisse - Drawing the Figure, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1999 - 2000
cat. no. 99
Illus. on p. 131
The Drawings of Anthony van Dyck, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1991
cat. no. 5
p. 58
Illus. on p. 59
Jaffé, Michael, 'New York and Fort Worth drawings by Van Dyck' in 'Burlington Magazine', May 1991; 133
p. 342
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 146
Illus. on p. 147
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 41
Illus. on p. 52
The Young Van Dyck, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1980
cat. no. 18
pp. 62-63
Princeton University Art Museum, 1979, Van Dyck as religious artist
no. 5, p. 48
Illus. repr.
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 62
Vey, Horst, Die Zeichnungen Anton Van Dycks, Brussels 1962
no. 14
fig. 19
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 38
van Gelder, Jan Gerrit, 'Van Dijck's Kruisdraging in de St.-Pauluskerk in Antwerpen' in 'Bulletin des Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique', 1961 - pp. 3-18; 10
pp. 3-18
Illus. on p. 13
Antoon van Dyck Tekeningen en Olieverfschesten, Rubenshuis, Antwerp; Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1960
no. 11, pp. 47-48
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 32
Puyvelde, Leo van, Van Dyck, Brussels and Paris 1959
p. 51
as by van Dyck, inspired by Rubens
Vey, Horst, Van-Dyck-Studien, PhD Thesis, Cologne University 1958
pp. 11-35
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 126
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 273
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 84
pl. IV
Puyvelde, Leo van, Van Dyck, Brussels and Amsterdam 1950
p. 47
as by Rubens
Van Dyck tentoonstelling, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Konink, July - August 1949
cat. no. 81
Delen, A.J.J., Tekeningen van Vlaamische Meesters, 1943
pp. 127ff
fig. 98
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 622
Delacre, Maurice, Le dessin dans l'oeuvre de Van Dyck, Brussels 1934
pp. 97-98
fig. 50 on p. 98
Burchard, Ludwig, 'Rubens ähnliche Van-Dyck Zeichnungen' in 'Sitzungsberichte der Kunstgeschichtelichen Gesellschaft', Berlin 1932
p. 10
Glück, Gustav, Van Dyck: des Meisters Gemälde in 571 Abbildungen, Stuttgart and Berlin 1931
p. 518
Parker, K.T., Vasari Society, Second series, 1931; XII
pl. 11
Parker, K.T., The drawings of Antoine Watteau, 1931
p. 43
Delen, A.J.J., 'Un dessin inconnu d'Antoine Van Dyck' in 'Revue Belge d'Archaeologie et d'Histoire de l'Art', Brussels 1931
pp. 193-99
fig. 4
Rosenbaum, Henry, 'Der Junge Van Dyck', 1928 - 68-71
p. 69
Exhibition of Belgian and Flemish Art 1300-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London 1927, 1927
cat. no. 589
pl. CXXIII (in Memorial Volume) ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to the mount. Mount (Richardson's), Verso: right centre, letters visible in raking light - Whatman?
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink: "Van Dyck". Mount (Richardson's), Verso: upper left, graphite, underlined and supralined: "VIII"; upper centre, brown ink, Richardson the elder's hand, shelfmarks: "N.44 / GG.10. / Y.22. / Z. //"; lower left, graphite: a written, larger version of L.2908; lower centre, graphite: "1 g"; lower centre, brown ink, on a separate piece of paper glued down: "V. Dyck"; lower right, graphite, circled, Witt number: "1664"; lower right corner, graphite: "4-1-0".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower centre, stamped in black ink: Prosper Henry Lankrink (L.2090); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2183). Mount (Richardson's), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink: "Van Dyck". Mount (Richardson's), Verso: upper left, graphite, underlined and supralined: "VIII"; upper centre, brown ink, Richardson the elder's hand, shelfmarks: "N.44 / GG.10. / Y.22. / Z. //"; lower left, graphite: a written, larger version of L.2908; lower centre, graphite: "1 g"; lower centre, brown ink, on a separate piece of paper glued down: "V. Dyck"; lower right, graphite, circled, Witt number: "1664"; lower right corner, graphite: "4-1-0".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower centre, stamped in black ink: Prosper Henry Lankrink (L.2090); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2183). Mount (Richardson's), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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