Pediment design with Minerva as Patron of the Arts
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1590-1649
(artist)
1590-1649
Title
Pediment design with Minerva as Patron of the Arts
Date of Production
1700 - 1799, or 1800-1899?
Medium
red chalk on laid paper, cut into a triangular pediment, laid down on Jonathan Richardson the elder’s mount
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 cm
Width: 29.4 cm
Width: 29.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4427
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
Jonathan Richardson, the elder, London (1665-1745), L.2995/2996; Charles Rogers, London (1711-1784), L.624; Paul Prouté (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower centre: indistinct due to the mount. Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre: “IV” or “VI”.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, red ink, Richardson’s hand: “Simon Vouet.”; lower left corner, graphite, unclear: probably “Open”; lower right edge, graphite, very small and unclear: “V&M [?]”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre edge, graphite, unclear: “Sou[…] / Single 624”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, pen and brown ink: Charles Rogers (L.624). Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, red ink, transcribed above: Jonathan Richardson the elder (L.2995/2996); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, red ink, Richardson’s hand: “Simon Vouet.”; lower left corner, graphite, unclear: probably “Open”; lower right edge, graphite, very small and unclear: “V&M [?]”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre edge, graphite, unclear: “Sou[…] / Single 624”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, pen and brown ink: Charles Rogers (L.624). Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, red ink, transcribed above: Jonathan Richardson the elder (L.2995/2996); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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