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Roman Subject (formerly 'Jael and Sisera')

Maker

Oscar-Pierre Mathieu (artist)
died 1881

Title

Roman Subject (formerly 'Jael and Sisera')

Date of Production

(or 1864?) 1866

Medium

pen and brownish-blue ink, brown wash, white bodycolour, on green laid paper, upper right corner cut

Dimensions

Height: 22.2 cm
Width: 30.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4579

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

Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist?: “1866. O’Matthieu”. Verso: upper centre, brownish-blue ink, artist’s hand?: “Sisara chez Jaël._____ 7. 8b 1864”; lower right, graphite: “2259”; lower left graphite: “A. Mathieu / 1810-1864 /”; lower right edge, graphite: “Cream O[…]”; lower right, graphite: “T”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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