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Rape of the Sabines

Maker

(artist)
1508-1587

Title

Rape of the Sabines

Medium

pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) squared in chalk (black) on laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 12.1 cm
Width: 21.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4527

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

Quaranta Isolani, Bologna (early 18th century); Nathaniel Hone, London (1718-1784); S.G. Davies; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 4 July 1951, lot 3; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Romani, Vittoria, Lelio Orsi, Modena 1984
ill. on p. 123, no. 38

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink: Lelio Orsi di Novellara.

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, red chalk: 165.

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, dark brown ink: Originale / Di Lelio Orsi, detto Lelio da Nov'allara / Questo era nella Raccolta del Quaranta Isolani / in Bologna. .

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, brown ink, the number underlined: N. 1.

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): centre, graphite, faded: 10.

Inscription: Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), pen and brown ink: The Rape of the Sabines sketch by Novellara / In the collection of King Charles 1st

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right edge and again on mount (removed, cut down and now in file), stamped in black: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793).

Watermark: none.

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