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
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
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
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”.
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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