Allegory of Fortitude
Maker
(artist)
1733-1810
1733-1810
Title
Allegory of Fortitude
Date of Production
1783 - 1789
Accession Number
D.2023.XX.5
Mode of Acquisition
Contemporary Editions Ltd, gift, 2023
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Label Text
Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and War, stands victorious at the centre of this drawing, while, below her, the figures of Envy and earthly Vices perish at the hand of Hercules steadily holding his club. In the upper right corner is a sketch with three figures possibly intended for an unrelated composition.
The drawing was one of twenty produced for Major General Claude Martin, a Frenchman in the East India Company Army. Zoffany, whose career was based in England, spent six years in India, meeting martin while there.
The drawing was one of twenty produced for Major General Claude Martin, a Frenchman in the East India Company Army. Zoffany, whose career was based in England, spent six years in India, meeting martin while there.
Provenance
Given by the artist to Major General claude Martin (1735-1800), Lucknow, India, circa 1799; his sale, Tulloh & Co, Calcutta, 18 December, 1800; purchased by Benjamin Wolff (1760 – 1866 from Engelholm Manor, Copenhagen) presumably whilst in Calcutta,1817-1866; by descent until sold at Bruun Rasmussen auctioneers, Copenhagen, 2018; with Andrew Clayton-Payne Gallery, London; where purchased by Charles Booth Clibborn; gift to the Courtauld, 2023
Exhibition History
From the Baroque to Today: New Acquisitions of Works on Paper, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 23/02/2024-27/05/2024
Literature
From London to Lucknow: A re-discovered collection of drawings by Johan Zoffany (1733-1810), exhibition catalogue, Andrew Clayton-Payne Gallery, London 2019
cat. no. 30
cat. no. 30
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