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Daughters of Niobe

Maker

(artist)
1578-1660

Title

Daughters of Niobe

Date of Production

1590 - 1660

Medium

pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 16.4 cm
Width: 35.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4335

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

Henry Vaughan, London (1809-1899); Helene de Beer, London (1898-1984); purchased from her by Colnaghi (London), 12 May 1949; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 11 February 1950, for £7; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none evident, though unable to see very clearly through the mount.

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Henry Vaughan (L.1380a)

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

Inscription: Francesco Albani / Italian 1578-1660 / The Daughters of Niobe? //

Inscription: 300

Inscription: A16442

Inscription: Albani E[...]

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