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Soldiers on a bridge mocking a captive crossing a river

Maker

(artist)
1527-1585

Title

Soldiers on a bridge mocking a captive crossing a river

Medium

graphite, pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 24.8 cm
Width: 34.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2717

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

Christie's (London), 14 July 1935, lot 26 (with D.1952.RW.2718, as by Luca Sangialo); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Courtauld Connects Regional Programme - Radical Drawing, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, 18/10/2019-19/01/2020

Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: unable to see clearly enough to identify due to backing sheet.

Inscription: 3 27 Ober 72 / HCH:w //

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

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