Satyr and Pan
Maker
Giovan Francesco Bassotti (artist)
active 17th century (Life dates)
active 17th century (Life dates)
Title
Satyr and Pan
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
red chalk with stumping on laid paper, faint evidence of red chalk framing lines but have been largely trimmed away
Dimensions
Height: 26.4 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.298
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: coat of arms of a bishop, topped by a prelate's hat and flanked by six tassels on each side (no match found in Heawood but see, for example, Heawood 791-799, all Italian marks roughly dated 1635-1646).
Inscription: Removed, cut down and now remounted with the drawing, brown ink: Bassotti.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Removed, cut down and now remounted with the drawing, brown ink: Bassotti.
Collector's mark: none.
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