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Macabre marriage scene

Maker

Johann Rudolf Füssli III (artist)
1737-1806

Title

Macabre marriage scene

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

graphite, pen and black ink, grey wash, white bodycolour on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 24.3 cm
Width: 35 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4409

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


spouses

wedding dresses



Provenance

Martin Wronker; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 24 May 1950, lot 13 (with 4 others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£6, along with D.1952.RW.4402 and 4404); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, pen and ink: "Rudolf Fuessli J.". Verso: centre right, graphite: "gis"; lower left corner, graphite: "M 1721" and "Or’5/ges"; centre, graphite: "21"; lower right, graphite: "Des".

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