Johnson Manuscript page - studies of arms
Title
Johnson Manuscript page - studies of arms
Date of Production
(mid 18th century) 1725 - 1775
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 20.9 cm
Width: 16.1 cm
Width: 16.1 cm
Accession Number
MS.1978.PG.1.43 (fol. 41)
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
possibly Albert Rubens (1614-1657); bought by Captain Maurice Johnson, 1742/44 for his father, Maurice Johnson Sr., Spalding (1688-1755); by descent in Johnson and Marsden families; W.A. Marsden (book-plate, 1897); Christopher Marsden (bookplate, 1930); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 23-24 March, 1970, lot 179; purchased there via Maggs Bros. (London) by Count Antoine Seilern, London (1901-1978) (£2,600); Princes Gate Bequest 1978
Exhibition History
Rubens. The Power of Transformation, Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna, 17/10/2017-21/01/2018; Stadel Museum, Frankfurt, 08/02/2018-03/06/2018
Literature
Rubens. The Power of Transformation, Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna, 2017-18
cat. no. 28
Jaffé, Michael, Van Dyck's Antwerp Sketchbook, London 1966
vol. I, p. 96n64
cat. no. 28
Jaffé, Michael, Van Dyck's Antwerp Sketchbook, London 1966
vol. I, p. 96n64
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment: lower half of a foolscap, five points visible, above "4" above 3 Medici balls (matches Heawood 2002 - dated 1674 on a collection of Dutch papers in London).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite, folio number: “41”.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite, folio number: “41”.
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