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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

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

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

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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).

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