Massacre of the Innocents
Maker
Franz Xaver Wagenschön (artist)
1726-1790
1726-1790
Title
Massacre of the Innocents
Date of Production
1782
Medium
graphite on laid paper, the left edge made up, laid down on a support, which is itself hinged at the upper edge to a secondary support
Dimensions
Height: 18.2 cm
Width: 27.6 cm
Width: 27.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.469
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
Joseph Baer (Frankfurt); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (15 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite, signed by the artist?: “f. Wagenschon Invenit et Pinxit 1782”. Primary support, Verso: lower centre, graphite, Witt number: “469”. Secondary support, Recto: lower left of centre, graphite: “^ / 1078 //”; lower centre, graphite: “6”; lower right, graphite, mostly covered up by a label applied on top of it: “[...]-1723. / [...] signed 1718. / S [or “5”] //”.; lower centre edge, graphite: “cat 4 1/4 x 6 3/8”.
Label: Adhered to Secondary support, Recto: lower right, printed in black ink, clipping from a catalogue (Baer's?): “FRANZ XAVER WAGENSCHOEN / 1726-96. Wien, Prag. / 1136 Der Kindermord. Bezeichnet rechts unten: F. Wagenschön Invenit / et Pinxit. 1782. Blei. 180 x 275 mm. / Siehe Tafel CXL. //”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite, signed by the artist?: “f. Wagenschon Invenit et Pinxit 1782”. Primary support, Verso: lower centre, graphite, Witt number: “469”. Secondary support, Recto: lower left of centre, graphite: “^ / 1078 //”; lower centre, graphite: “6”; lower right, graphite, mostly covered up by a label applied on top of it: “[...]-1723. / [...] signed 1718. / S [or “5”] //”.; lower centre edge, graphite: “cat 4 1/4 x 6 3/8”.
Label: Adhered to Secondary support, Recto: lower right, printed in black ink, clipping from a catalogue (Baer's?): “FRANZ XAVER WAGENSCHOEN / 1726-96. Wien, Prag. / 1136 Der Kindermord. Bezeichnet rechts unten: F. Wagenschön Invenit / et Pinxit. 1782. Blei. 180 x 275 mm. / Siehe Tafel CXL. //”.
Collector's mark: none.
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