Triumph of Galatea
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
School of
(artist)
1564-1625
1600-1699
School of
(artist)
1564-1625
Title
Triumph of Galatea
Date of Production
1617
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink and brown wash, touches of red wash (accidental?) on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm
Width: 30.8 cm
Width: 30.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2490
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 Zatzka (1857-1925); Sotheby's (London), 2 March 1932; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (8 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952; noted missing December 2001; recovered May 2023
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower right, pen and ink, dated: "i6i7".
Collector's mark: See comments.
Watermark: centre: a crowned eagle (no match found in Briquet, Heawood or Churchill).
Collector's mark: See comments.
Watermark: centre: a crowned eagle (no match found in Briquet, Heawood or Churchill).
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