Copy of Charles Lebrun's 'The Family of Darius before Alexander'
Maker
(artist)
1661-1733
1661-1733
Title
Copy of Charles Lebrun's 'The Family of Darius before Alexander'
Date of Production
1687
Medium
graphite and red chalk on laid paper, squared in graphite
Dimensions
Height: 23.4 cm
Width: 34.1 cm
Width: 34.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.757
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (11 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: "CDG" (same letters used as countermarks in Heawood 1712 - London 1704 - and Heawood 1796 - London c. 1680 - though the chain lines do not match in either case).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, signed and dated (1st two letters monogram): "SGribelin. 1687.". Verso: lower right, graphite: "757"; lower right corner, brown ink: "11".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, signed and dated (1st two letters monogram): "SGribelin. 1687.". Verso: lower right, graphite: "757"; lower right corner, brown ink: "11".
Collector's mark: none.
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