Allegory of Philosophy (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1673-1733
1673-1733
Title
Allegory of Philosophy (recto)
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
pen and grey ink, grey wash, with grey ink framing lines (recto), graphite (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 10 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.764
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
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, figures labelled in grey ink: “metaphysique”, “Logique”, “morale” and another cut off at the left centre edge “[…]sse”; lower left corner, brown ink, signed by the artist: “B. Picart. f.”. Verso: lower left corner, graphite, cut off at the edge: “[…]stoire / […]amere / […]usique / […]iture / […]itmetique / […]imie //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, figures labelled in grey ink: “metaphysique”, “Logique”, “morale” and another cut off at the left centre edge “[…]sse”; lower left corner, brown ink, signed by the artist: “B. Picart. f.”. Verso: lower left corner, graphite, cut off at the edge: “[…]stoire / […]amere / […]usique / […]iture / […]itmetique / […]imie //”.
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