Marriage of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici
Maker
(artist)
1637-1714
1637-1714
Title
Marriage of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
red chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down on a historic support, several areas of the scene having been added on separate pieces of paper
Dimensions
Height: 10.1 cm
Width: 17.9 cm
Width: 17.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1955.WF.4623
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Fund, purchase, 1955
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Witt Fund Purchase 1955
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower centre, brown ink: “MARSEILLE”. Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: “B”.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower centre, brown ink: “MARSEILLE”. Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: “B”.
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