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Massacre of the Innocents

Maker

Franz Xaver Wagenschön (artist)
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

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.

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