Studies of hands, a head and a foot for 'The Triumph of Mordecai'
Maker
(artist)
1692-1768
1692-1768
Title
Studies of hands, a head and a foot for 'The Triumph of Mordecai'
Date of Production
(circa) 1755
Medium
red, white and black chalk on brown laid paper, laid down on card
Dimensions
Height: 20.6 cm
Width: 46.4 cm
Width: 46.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4217
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
Konstantinoff (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
French Drawings: XVI-XIX Centuries, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 04/07/1991-06/10/1991
Literature
Gouzi, Christine, Jean Restout 1692-1768 peintre d'histoire a Paris, Paris 2000
D.110
ill. on p. 389
French Drawings: XVI-XIX Centuries, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1991
no. 42, p. 94
ill. on p. 95
Jean Restout, 1692-1768, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen Rouen 1970
p. 222
ill.
D.110
ill. on p. 389
French Drawings: XVI-XIX Centuries, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1991
no. 42, p. 94
ill. on p. 95
Jean Restout, 1692-1768, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen Rouen 1970
p. 222
ill.
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to backing card.
Inscription: Recto, on a portion of backing card which is jutting out: brown ink: "Restout". Verso (backing card): right centre, graphite: "K"; lower left edge, graphite: "Open"; lower right corner, graphite: "#1".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing card): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto, on a portion of backing card which is jutting out: brown ink: "Restout". Verso (backing card): right centre, graphite: "K"; lower left edge, graphite: "Open"; lower right corner, graphite: "#1".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing card): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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