Roman emperor holding the Allegory of Fame on his palm seated on a chariot driven by a putto, drawn by a lion
Maker
(artist)
1727-1785
1727-1785
Title
Roman emperor holding the Allegory of Fame on his palm seated on a chariot driven by a putto, drawn by a lion
Date of Production
1756 - 1785
Medium
pen and grey ink, watercolour on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 13.6 cm
Width: 18.1 cm
Width: 18.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1910
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
Wilson; purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Watermark: lower centre edge, fragment: J WHATMAN.
Collector's mark: none.
Watermark: lower centre edge, fragment: J WHATMAN.
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