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Satyr

Maker

Hans Bollongier (artist)
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

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

Literature

Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
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).

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