An equestrian monument to an emperor surrounded by the four parts of the world
Maker
Guglielmo della Porta (artist)
1500-1577
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1481-1536
1500-1577
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1481-1536
Title
An equestrian monument to an emperor surrounded by the four parts of the world
Date of Production
(circa) 1550
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash on heavily foxed laid paper, executed using a ruler; inlaid into a border mount with geometric gold ink decoration
Dimensions
Height: 45.8 cm
Width: 32.7 cm
Width: 32.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3474
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
an anonymous eighteenth-century collection; sale of that collection, Sotheby's (London), 2 February 1944, lot 81 (with 3 others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£6); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: a star above crossed arrows (close to Briquet 6291 and 6299 - dated 1561/63 and 1554).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner (partially hidden under border), brown ink: "No. 12 Fp.".
Collector's mark: ? Verso: lower left corner, written in brown: unidentified collector L.1039b? (does not look exactly the same as photo on Lugt).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner (partially hidden under border), brown ink: "No. 12 Fp.".
Collector's mark: ? Verso: lower left corner, written in brown: unidentified collector L.1039b? (does not look exactly the same as photo on Lugt).
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