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Design for a Cabinet des sciences

Maker

Attributed to
Daniel Marot, the elder (artist)
1661-1752

Title

Design for a Cabinet des sciences

Date of Production

1676-1752

Medium

traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, the corners all cut

Dimensions

Height: 18 cm
Width: 22.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2892

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

unidentified collector, L.2840; lower left, stamped in red ink: Achille Chariatte, L.88a; an anonymous Gentleman's sale, Sotheby's (London), 25 May 1938, lot 51; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£5.15); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: centre, brown ink: “No. 8 / R //”; lower centre, graphite: “#16”; lower right corner, brown ink: “2”.

Collector's mark: Verso: left of centre, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector’s mark (L.2840); lower left, stamped in red ink: Achille Chariatte (L.88a); lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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