Study for 'Psyche and Venus' (recto)
Figure sketch (verso)
Maker
(artist)
1734-1802
1734-1802
Title
Study for 'Psyche and Venus' (recto)
Figure sketch (verso)
Figure sketch (verso)
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite (recto and verso) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 26.3 cm
Width: 41.9 cm
Width: 41.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1949
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
Herbert Horne (1864-1916); probably purchased from him by E. Parsons & Sons (London), n.d.; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Angelika Kauffmann und ihre Zeitgenossen, Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz and Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 23/07/1968-01/02/1969
Literature
Angelika Kauffmann und ihre Zeitgenossen, Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz and Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 1968 / 1969
cat. no. 408
no. 408
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 40
cat. no. 408
no. 408
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 40
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, centre: Strasburg lily above "4" above "LVG" (see IMAF photos; no exact match in Churchill or Heawood but comparable marks dated 1st half of 18th century).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite, faded, underlined: "BHM".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: LVG [see IMAF photos]
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite, faded, underlined: "BHM".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: LVG [see IMAF photos]
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