Mythological scene
Maker
(artist)
1522-1594
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1510-1576
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1500-1560
1522-1594
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1510-1576
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1500-1560
Title
Mythological scene
Date of Production
1500 - 1599
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, squared in black chalk, with black chalk framing lines, now laid down on Japanese tissue
Dimensions
Height: 33.9 cm
Width: 48 cm
Width: 48 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4346
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
John Barnard, London (1709-1784); Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens (1753-1839); Count Moriz von Fries, Vienna (1777-1826), L.2903; Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Scailliérez, Cécile (ed.), Jean Cousin: Père et Fils, une Famille de Peintres au XVIe Siècle exhibition catalogue, musée du Louvre, 2013.
p. 240, 242-43, 249.
fig. 293
Faietti, Marzia, 'Giulio Bonasone disegnatore' in 'Grafica 'dArte', 2000 - pp. 2-10; 44
p. 8
p. 240, 242-43, 249.
fig. 293
Faietti, Marzia, 'Giulio Bonasone disegnatore' in 'Grafica 'dArte', 2000 - pp. 2-10; 44
p. 8
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre: a small spade shape - indistinct.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, partially abraded: “un Roman [?]”. Mount (removed, cut down and part now in file): graphite, opinion of Jacob Bean: “Jean Cousin the Elder / or The Younger / (J.B) //”. Mount (removed, part in box of mounts from P&D), Recto: lower centre, graphite, much abraded and difficult to read: “Count Vries [these first two words crossed out] Lord St Helens, Barnard Coll / Giulio Romano / Lord St helens / Italian can [...] Coll //”; lower left, dark brown ink: “339.”; lower right, inside window on backboard, graphite: “Luca Cambiaso (called Cangiagio) / born near Genoa 1527; died in Spain 1585. / "His drawings hold high rank in the portfolios of collectors." / Bryan's Dictionary. //”; lower right, graphite: “Giulio BONASONE”. Mount (removed, part in box of mounts from P&D), Verso: centre, cut off: “[...]pen”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, blindstamped: Count Moriz von Fries (L.2903). Mount (removed, part in box of mounts from P&D), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, partially abraded: “un Roman [?]”. Mount (removed, cut down and part now in file): graphite, opinion of Jacob Bean: “Jean Cousin the Elder / or The Younger / (J.B) //”. Mount (removed, part in box of mounts from P&D), Recto: lower centre, graphite, much abraded and difficult to read: “Count Vries [these first two words crossed out] Lord St Helens, Barnard Coll / Giulio Romano / Lord St helens / Italian can [...] Coll //”; lower left, dark brown ink: “339.”; lower right, inside window on backboard, graphite: “Luca Cambiaso (called Cangiagio) / born near Genoa 1527; died in Spain 1585. / "His drawings hold high rank in the portfolios of collectors." / Bryan's Dictionary. //”; lower right, graphite: “Giulio BONASONE”. Mount (removed, part in box of mounts from P&D), Verso: centre, cut off: “[...]pen”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, blindstamped: Count Moriz von Fries (L.2903). Mount (removed, part in box of mounts from P&D), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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