View of the Seine, Paris
Maker
(artist)
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1500-1599
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1500-1599
Title
View of the Seine, Paris
Date of Production
1500 - 1599
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 15.9 cm
Width: 30 cm
Width: 30 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.362
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
Notes
Another version of this drawing, probably the original, is dated 1574 and is in the collection of the Musée Condé, Chantilly (inv. DE 371).
Provenance
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (as attributed to French School, with a question mark); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: top edge, center : "1574" (partly cropped and hidden by conservation paper/tape); Verso: lower right, graphite, erased and now illegible: "a[...] / O[...] //"; lower right edge, graphite, Witt number: "362".
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: none.
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