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Drawing

1635-1676 (made)
Artist/Maker
Courtois, Jacques (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Battle Piece; Slain men and horses in the foreground, over whom a trooper with an upraised sword is riding; Pen and bistre, slightly washed with Indian ink.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and bistre, slightly washed with Indian ink
Pen
Bistre
Indian Ink
Drawing
Wash Technique
Brief description
Courtois, Jacques; Battle Piece; Slain men and horses in the foreground, over whom a trooper with an upraised sword is riding; Pen and bistre, slightly washed with Indian ink; Italian; 1635-1676.
Physical description
Battle Piece; Slain men and horses in the foreground, over whom a trooper with an upraised sword is riding; Pen and bistre, slightly washed with Indian ink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6in
  • Width: 12.3in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Battle
Men
Horses
Sword
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.39 , cat. n. 675, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: CORTESE, GIACOMO Jacques Courtois known as il Borgognone (1621-76) 675 A cavalry skirmish Inscribed in a later hand in ink 'Bourguignon' Reed pen and brown ink over red chalk with touches of grey wash 7 1/2 x 12 1/8 (190 x 308) Dyce 202 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 202 (as by Cortese) Among the drawings which can be attributed to the artist with reasonable certainty is a group of six, perhaps even 13, in the Louvre, which Bellori bought soon after the artist's death (according to Mariette) and which subsequently passed into Crozat's collection (see J. Guiffrey and P. Marcel, Inventaire general des dessins du Louvre et du Musee de Versailles, 4, 1909, pp. 10-13, nos. 2737-2749). Two of these drawings (nos. 2747 and 2749) are connected with etchings by Cortese. All these 13 drawings are in a very similar style, and thus form a homogeneous group against which other drawings may be tested. No. 675, which has an old attribution to Cortese, seems to pass the test.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.202

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Record createdSeptember 11, 2009
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