The sermon of Saint Ferréol and Saint Ferjeux for the Basilica at Besançon
Maker
(artist)
1700-1777
1700-1777
Title
The sermon of Saint Ferréol and Saint Ferjeux for the Basilica at Besançon
Date of Production
1754
Medium
black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolour, white bodycolour (now oxidised in places), on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 41 cm
Width: 28.8 cm
Width: 28.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2030
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
Gilbert Paignon-Dijonval (1708-1792); Sir Charles Greville (1763-1832), L.549; by descent to his nephew, George Guy, Earl of Warwick (1818-1893), L.2600; his estate sale, Christie’s (London), 20 - 21 May 1896, lot 242; purchased there by C. Davis; W. Maskew; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 11 March 1925, lot 27; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Witt Collection - Four centuries of drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/04/2004-20/06/2004
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1968-03/03/1968
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959 ...More
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1968-03/03/1968
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959 ...More
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
Literature
Caviglia-Brunel, Susanna, Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), Paris 2012
no. D. 521
ill. on p. 402
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 387
Bénard, M., Cabinet de M. Paignon Dijonval, Paris 1810
no. 3339
as Saint Denis
no. D. 521
ill. on p. 402
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 387
Bénard, M., Cabinet de M. Paignon Dijonval, Paris 1810
no. 3339
as Saint Denis
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to the mount.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower centre on step, brown ink, signed by the artist: “C NATOIRE”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, graphite: “Natoire / signed. //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Earl of Warwick (L.2600). Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, stamped in black ink: Charles Greville (L.549); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower centre on step, brown ink, signed by the artist: “C NATOIRE”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, graphite: “Natoire / signed. //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Earl of Warwick (L.2600). Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, stamped in black ink: Charles Greville (L.549); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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