Rape of Europa
Maker
(artist)
1566-1638
1566-1638
Title
Rape of Europa
Date of Production
1500 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, the upper edge irregularly cut and made up, laid down, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 14.4 cm
Width: 17.4 cm
Width: 17.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.472
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
unidentified collector, L.477; F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£2.55); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1976-77 (Nov.-Feb.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 2
Lindeman, C.M.A.A., Joachin Anthonisz Wtewael, Utrecht 1929
section B, no. 4
Illus. pl. XXXVIII
cat. no. 2
Lindeman, C.M.A.A., Joachin Anthonisz Wtewael, Utrecht 1929
section B, no. 4
Illus. pl. XXXVIII
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: "J. W.tteWael"; lower centre, graphite: erased or faded and now illegible. Verso (backing sheet): centre, graphite: "Lot 100"; lower centre, graphite, underlined: "Sphrang[...]".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower centre, pen and brown ink: unidentified collector (L.477). Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: "J. W.tteWael"; lower centre, graphite: erased or faded and now illegible. Verso (backing sheet): centre, graphite: "Lot 100"; lower centre, graphite, underlined: "Sphrang[...]".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower centre, pen and brown ink: unidentified collector (L.477). Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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