Hercules and Cacus
Maker
After
(artist)
1557-1602
(artist)
1557-1602
Title
Hercules and Cacus
Date of Production
(circa) 1593 - 1595
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic paper support; some of the lines scored quite strongly
Dimensions
Height: 35.1 cm
Width: 24 cm
Width: 24 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.668
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Carracci - Drawings and Paintings, Newcastle & England, 1961
Counterfeits, Imitations and Copies of Works of Art, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1924
Counterfeits, Imitations and Copies of Works of Art, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1924
Literature
Counterfeits, Imitations and Copies of Works of Art, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1924
cat. no. 313
no. 313
cat. no. 313
no. 313
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: none evident in the drawing sheet. Support (historic), Verso: left centre edge (only visible via raking light): a circle with a bulbous protuberance.
Inscription: 299
Inscription: 1567
Inscription: 33/1
Inscription: Agostino Caracci 1567.
Inscription: Cab Agostino Carracci Coll [...] / Hercules + Cacus //
Inscription: 65
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: 299
Inscription: 1567
Inscription: 33/1
Inscription: Agostino Caracci 1567.
Inscription: Cab Agostino Carracci Coll [...] / Hercules + Cacus //
Inscription: 65
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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