Aeneas and Dido
Maker
(artist)
1686-1738
1686-1738
Title
Aeneas and Dido
Date of Production
1702
Medium
black and red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 41.1 cm
Width: 53.6 cm
Width: 53.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4560
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
anonymous sale (listed under 'Various Properties'), Sotheby's (London), 7 November 1951, lot 8 (with D.1952.RW.4559); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£6, for both); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre: Strasburg lily above monogram “WR”; Countermark: Recto, right centre: “PIOLLY” (not found in Churchill or Heawood).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, red chalk, signed and dated by the artist, last two words unclear: “Cornelius Loos / fecit Ao. / i702 of Cager [?] //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, red chalk, signed and dated by the artist, last two words unclear: “Cornelius Loos / fecit Ao. / i702 of Cager [?] //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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