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Appearance of Diana at a sacrifice

Maker

(artist)
1659-1725

Title

Appearance of Diana at a sacrifice

Date of Production

1700 - 1725

Medium

graphite, pen and grey and brown ink, grey wash, with brown ink framing lines and a graphite framing line added later, on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 32.7 cm
Width: 21.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1759

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 Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), L.3016a (verso, upper centre); his sale, H. Phillips (London), 5 May 1798 and following days, Lot 122 (as inscribed on verso); Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 32

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, centre: "IV".

Collector's mark: Verso: upper centre edge, written in red ink: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.3016a); lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed and dated but cut off at the right edge: "17[...] / Blens". Verso: upper centre edge, red ink, Sir Joshua Reynolds' hand (L.3016a): "Lot 122"; upper left, graphite: "30426"; lower left, graphite: "a/"; lower right corner, brown ink, underlined: "/.y". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Bernard Lens II / British 1659-1725 / Called B.L. the Elder in Brit Mus. / Father of BL III. / Signed and dated 17-".

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