Appearance of Diana at a sacrifice
Maker
(artist)
1659-1725
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
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
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-".
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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