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Copy of Charles Lebrun's 'The Family of Darius before Alexander'

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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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.

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