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Sacrifice of Polyxena (?)

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1590-1649

Title

Sacrifice of Polyxena (?)

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of white bodycolour, on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 34 cm
Width: 51.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.591

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

Alliance des Arts (Paris), L.61; Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Verso, centre: “J [fleur-de-lis] CVSSON” (matches Heawood 3293a - Paris 1743?).

Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower right, brown ink, false signature and date: “Simon Vouet / 1612 //”. Verso: lower left corner, brown ink: “4 Louis”. Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner and again verso, centre, graphite, Witt number: “591”; lower right, graphite: “Barnard Coll”; lower right corner, graphite: “Simon Vouet / French 1596-1549 [sic] / Signed + dated 1617 / Coll. Alliance des Arts //”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower left edge, stamped in blue ink and again on Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: centre, stamped in blue ink: Alliance des Arts (L.61).

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