Marriage of Peleus and Thetis
Maker
(artist)
1566-1638
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1558-1617
1566-1638
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1558-1617
Title
Marriage of Peleus and Thetis
Date of Production
1630 - 1640
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on laid paper, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 15.7 cm
Width: 20.6 cm
Width: 20.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2364
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
George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), L.1530; Colnaghi (London); acquired there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 1935 (in part exchange, for £2); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1976-77 (Nov.-Feb.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 5
cat. no. 5
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink: "GoL:". Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: "2"; lower centre, graphite: "H. Goltzius".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Earl Spencer (L.1530). Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink: "GoL:". Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: "2"; lower centre, graphite: "H. Goltzius".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Earl Spencer (L.1530). Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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