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Three studies for Apollo and Marsyas

Maker

Gregorio de' Ferrari (artist)
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

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

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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)

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