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Mythological scene

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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).

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