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Four Virtues - Goodwill, Generosity, Liberality and Humanity

Maker

(artist)
1675-1734

Title

Four Virtues - Goodwill, Generosity, Liberality and Humanity

Medium

chalk (red) on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 18.8 cm
Width: 14.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1958.WF.4665

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Fund, purchase, 1958 (September)

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Provenance

W.H. Pell, Brooklyn; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 16 March 1955, lot 55; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by the Courtauld via the Witt Fund 3 September 1958 (along with D.1958.WF.4666-4668)

Literature

Dr. Anya Matthews, A Great and Noble Design, Hampton Printing (Bristol) Ltd October 2016
p. 23

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, centre: circle containing imperial crown flanked by branches above letters "GR"; at upper centre edge, the edge of the main mark is just visible (Royal Cipher is like those used as a countermark to Britannia or Pro Patria but the edge of the main mark does not look like either of those).

Inscription: Good will 2 Generosity 4 [over a crossed-out '3'] / x x / Liberality 5 Humanity 1 / x x //

Inscription: A. 20820

Inscription: W6 [?]

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