Minos, King of Crete
Maker
(Artists)
1628-1671
1628-1671
Title
Minos, King of Crete
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
red chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, the verso prepared with black chalk (but does not seem to have been incised)
Dimensions
Height: 11.7 cm
Width: 10.3 cm
Width: 10.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2152
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
Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper right on medallion, grey ink: "MINOS REX."; within the drawing, right centre on map, all grey ink: "Morea", "Creta.", "M: Mediterraneum." [accent on u] and "Libia"; right lower edge, red chalk: "6". Verso: centre, graphite, underlined twice: "Centre".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper right on medallion, grey ink: "MINOS REX."; within the drawing, right centre on map, all grey ink: "Morea", "Creta.", "M: Mediterraneum." [accent on u] and "Libia"; right lower edge, red chalk: "6". Verso: centre, graphite, underlined twice: "Centre".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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