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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

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

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

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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.

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