Satyr
Maker
Hans Bollongier (artist)
1600-1664
1600-1664
Title
Satyr
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down on card
Dimensions
Height: 15.8 cm
Width: 20.6 cm
Width: 20.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.954
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
unidentified collector, L.2908; E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
catalogue untraced, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1924
catalogue untraced, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1924
Literature
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 18
cat. no. 18
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre edge, fragment: tip of a crown.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist: "Hans Bollengire". Verso (hidden behind backing card, just visible via transmitted light): upper left corner, ink?: ":B:"; rest of verso (or recto of backing card) is covered in a grid. Verso (backing card): lower centre, graphite, Witt number: "954".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right edge, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (L.2908). Verso (backing card): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist: "Hans Bollengire". Verso (hidden behind backing card, just visible via transmitted light): upper left corner, ink?: ":B:"; rest of verso (or recto of backing card) is covered in a grid. Verso (backing card): lower centre, graphite, Witt number: "954".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right edge, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (L.2908). Verso (backing card): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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