Venus, Cupid and Psyche with two female attendants
Maker
(artist)
1741-1807
1741-1807
Title
Venus, Cupid and Psyche with two female attendants
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash, traces of white bodycolour, framed with grey ink in a circle, on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 17.1 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3233
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
Nicholson; purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (63 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
The name of the seller was erroneously recorded in the object file as 'Nicholas', but Witt's index card indicates the name should be 'Nicholson'. A first name or further information about this seller is yet unknown.
The name of the seller was erroneously recorded in the object file as 'Nicholas', but Witt's index card indicates the name should be 'Nicholson'. A first name or further information about this seller is yet unknown.
Exhibition History
Angelica Kauffmann in British Collections, Rafael Valls Limited, London, 19/11/2007-14/12/2007
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953
Literature
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953
cat. no. 60
Angelica Kauffmann in British Collections, Rafael Valls Limited, London, 2007
cat. no. 3
ill.
cat. no. 60
Angelica Kauffmann in British Collections, Rafael Valls Limited, London, 2007
cat. no. 3
ill.
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: “c”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: “c”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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