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Galatea

Maker

Attributed to
Matteo Bonechi (artist)
1669-1756

Attributed to
(artist)
1662-1728

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1634-1705

Title

Galatea

Date of Production

1669 - 1756

Medium

chalk (black), watercolour, bodycolour on blue laid paper, with grey ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 28.1 cm
Width: 40.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1746

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

F.B. Neumayer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Chiarini, Marco, 'Disegni del tardo Barocco Fiorentino' in 'Per Luigi Grassi: Disegno e Disegni', Rimini, 1998 - 379-389
p. 382
p. 389, fig. 8

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre (unable to see clearly through media): looks like a fleur-de-lis.

Inscription: Cortona

Inscription: Pietro da Cortona

Inscription: 2064 Giordano

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

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