Diana and Actaeon with women bathing by a grotto in rocky landscape (recto)
Maker
Dirck van der Lisse (artist)
1635-1669
1635-1669
Title
Diana and Actaeon with women bathing by a grotto in rocky landscape (recto)
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black and red chalk (likely fabricated with addition of a binder, see Notes field), brown ink wash, watercolour (recto), black and brown-red chalk, brown watercolour, added graphite (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 19.8 cm
Width: 29.5 cm
Width: 29.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3191
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
F.A. Drey (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
Literature
Plomp, Michiel, 'Drawings by Dirck van der Lisse in Dresden: new light on a special Poelenburch pupil' in 'Master Drawings', Winter 2020 - pp. 441-492; LVIII, 4
pp. 454-57
fig. 29 on p. 455
pp. 454-57
fig. 29 on p. 455
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: bunch of grapes, above are letters “FB” (see tracing in file – not found in Heawood or Piccard).
Inscription: Verso: upper right corner, graphite: "11".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper right corner, graphite: "11".
Collector's mark: none.
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