Feigned relief of cupids with an urn
Maker
(artist)
1695-1754
1695-1754
Title
Feigned relief of cupids with an urn
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on laid paper, with graphite and brown ink framing lines, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 21.3 cm
Width: 17.1 cm
Width: 17.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.23
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
Ludwig Knaus, Berlin (1829-1910), L.1576; Benno Geiger, Italy and Vienna (1882-1965); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 7-10 December 1920, lot 536; E. Parsons & Sons (London), cat. 38, 1921, lot 115; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£3.4); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: unable to check due to support.
Inscription: Recto: right lower edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: “JdeWitt”. Support (historic), Verso: upper right corner, graphite: “49”; lower left, graphite: “129F”; to the right of this, graphite, faded: “9”; lower left corner, graphite: “300”; lower centre edge, graphite, circled: “23”.
Collector's mark: Probably on the verso, not visible as is laid down: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Support (historic), Verso: lower centre, stamped in purple ink: Ludwig Knaus (L.1576).
Inscription: Recto: right lower edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: “JdeWitt”. Support (historic), Verso: upper right corner, graphite: “49”; lower left, graphite: “129F”; to the right of this, graphite, faded: “9”; lower left corner, graphite: “300”; lower centre edge, graphite, circled: “23”.
Collector's mark: Probably on the verso, not visible as is laid down: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Support (historic), Verso: lower centre, stamped in purple ink: Ludwig Knaus (L.1576).
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