The dream of Saint Joseph (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1699-1749
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1722
1699-1749
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1722
Title
The dream of Saint Joseph (recto)
Date of Production
1722-1726
Medium
graphite, white chalk, on blue laid paper, incised for transfer, the verso prepared with red chalk, with a black and white chalk fragment of wings
Dimensions
Height: 22.7 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.496
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
F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (10 shillings, as by Subleyras); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Subleyras, 1699-1749, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris; Académie de France, Villa Médicis, Italy, 20/02/1987-19/07/1987
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Literature
Subleyras, 1699-1749, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris; Académie de France, Villa Médicis, Rome, 1987
cat. no. 3
Illus. p. 142
cat. no. 3
Illus. p. 142
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Subleyras”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Subleyras”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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