Three studies for Apollo and Marsyas
Maker
Gregorio de' Ferrari (artist)
1644-1726
1644-1726
Title
Three studies for Apollo and Marsyas
Medium
pen and brown ink and white bodycolour on grey laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 13.2 cm
Width: 41 cm
Width: 41 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1766
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.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: centre: two stacked crescents (presumably originally 3, the third would have been the largest cut off at the lower edge, so mark would have been quite large; no matches found but is typically a Venetian mark). Backing sheet (only visible via raking light), Verso: centre, fragment: large shield containing a posthorn.
Inscription: Greg. de Ferrari
Inscription: Gregorio de' Ferrari / Italian 1644-1726 / Study for frescoe in Palazza Genoa T.O. //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Greg. de Ferrari
Inscription: Gregorio de' Ferrari / Italian 1644-1726 / Study for frescoe in Palazza Genoa T.O. //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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