Sacrifice of Polyxena (?)
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1590-1649
(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
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).
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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