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Triton and nymph embracing, and a Cupid

Maker

(artist)
1500-1599

After
(artist)
1550-1578

Title

Triton and nymph embracing, and a Cupid

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines now trimmed away except on lower right edge; laid down on Witt mount

Dimensions

Height: 15.8 cm
Width: 22.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2077

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

Hartwell de la Garde Grissell (1839-1907); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 28 May 1925, lot 16 (with 1 other); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Inscription: [?] / [?] Rafael di regi / 1589

Inscription: after Motta. Raffaellino da Reggio / Italian. C. 1550-1578 / Signed. 'nach Rafael di Regi' / Signed [...]

Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

Watermark: in raking light a circle is evident at centre, but further investigation currently impossible as drawing is laid down on mount.

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