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The Nine Worthies of Antiquity and Four Modern Worthies

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1635-1711

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724

Title

The Nine Worthies of Antiquity and Four Modern Worthies

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper with brown ink framing lines, laid down (except for .4 and .10)

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 cm
Width: 4.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.250

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




Related Works

Hector Joshua David Judas Maccabeus Alexander the Great Julius Caesar Mounted Warrior Mounted Warrior in Ottoman dress (?) King Arthur of England Charlemagne Godefroy de Bouillon Charles V John III, King of Poland Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor Duke of Lorraine

Label Text

These small drawings, probably intended as models for educational playing cards, display the illustrious ancient heroes Hector, Joshua, David, Judas Maccabeus, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, King Arthur of England, Charlemagne, and Godefroy de Bouillon. This group of Nine Worthies is expanded with modern characters: Emperors Charles V and Leopold I, King John III of Poland, and Charles, Duke of Lorraine – the latter being three key figures in the Siege of Vienna of 1683, when the Austrian city repelled a major Ottoman offensive.

Provenance

Sir William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, cat. 38, 1921, lot 410 (£3.15 for all, as by Valdés); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

The Spanish Line - From Ribera to Picasso, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 31
Illus. pp. 122-23

Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3

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