Macabre marriage scene
Maker
Johann Rudolf Füssli III (artist)
1737-1806
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
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".
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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