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King Laomedon, his daughter Hesione, Poseidon, and a sea monster outside the walls of Troy

Maker

(artist)
1555-1629

Formerly attributed to
Manuel de Molina (artist)
1628-1660

Title

King Laomedon, his daughter Hesione, Poseidon, and a sea monster outside the walls of Troy

Date of Production

1585 - 1600

Medium

red chalk on laid paper, cut into an arch with graphite framing lines (partly cut away)

Dimensions

Height: 29.5 cm
Width: 19.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3777

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), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Nielson, N.W., Camillio Procaccini: Paintings and Drawings, New York / Garland 1979
Cat. no. 309

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: six-petaled flower on a stalk (no match in Briquet or Heawood)

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso: centre, black ink: “del Prete Molina”. Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), graphite: “Molina (Fra Emanuel) Spanish 1614-1677 / Landscape with Mythological Figure / of a King + Queen on the sea shore whom/ a figure with a trident is defending from / a sea monster / No 3777 Reattributed to Proccacini #7”.

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