Sir Peter Paul Rubens
(Flanders 1577–1640)
- Title
- Constantius appoints Constantine as his successor
- Year
- 1622
- Media
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on panel
- Dimensions
- 37.6 x 30.2 x 0.5cm panel; 61.5 x 53.4 x 9.5cm frame
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of James Fairfax AO 1993
- Accession number
- 483.1993
- Location
- 15th–19th c European art
- Provenance
- James Oswald Fairfax AC (Australia, b.1933), 30 Jul 1981-31 Aug 1993, Bowral/New South Wales/Australia, Gift of James Fairfax 1993. Purchased by James Fairfax from Agnew's 1981.
Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817), Dec 1979-30 Jul 1981, London/England, Sold to James Fairfax, 30 July 1981. Agnew's stock no. 43546.
H.E.M. Benn (England), post 17 Feb 1940-Dec 1979, Ilkley/Haslemere/England, Purchased by Benn from Buttery 1940, sold to Agnew's, December 1979
Horace Buttery, London (England), 17 Feb 1940, London/England, [dealer]
Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817), 04 Jun 1937-17 Feb 1940, London/England, Purchased at Christie London 4 June 1937, lot no. 90, jointly owned by Agnew's with Buttery and Clark. Agnew's 1/3 share was sold to Buttery on 17 February 1940, when presumably Buttery had a buyer.
Francis Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 8th Duke of Newcastle, 15th Earl of Lincoln (England, b.1866, d.1941), 1928-04 Jun 1937, England, by descent, sold Christie London, 4 June 1937, lot no. 90, purchased by Agnew's jointly with Buttery and Clark, £280
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle, 14th Earl of Lincoln (England, b.1864, d.1928), pre 1928, England
Stamp Brooksbank (England), pre 31 May 1834, England, presumably by descent, Governor of the Bank of England 1741-43, his (and others') sale, Stanley, London 31 May 1834, lot no. 89 'The interview between Constantine and his son Crispus'.
Henry Brooksbank (England), 1828, England, by 1828, lent to the 1828 British Institution exhibition
Thomas Hammersley (England, b.1747, d.1812), 1792-1812?, London/England, Thomas Hammersley, his and others' (anon.) sale, Christie's London 6-7 March 1801, lot no. 76 'Constantine receiving the globe and cross', bought in, 67gn. Hammersley and others' (anon.) sale, Coxe, London, 11 June 1808, lot no. 9 'An allegorical representation of Constantine receiving under the influence of the cross, authority over the Earth and Ocean', bought in, 95gn.
Thomas Moore Slade (England), 1792, England, Purchased by Thomas Moore Slade in association with the 7th Baron Kinnaird (1754-1805), W. Morland and Thomas Hammersley.
Philippe-Joseph ('Egalité'), duc d'Orléans (France, b.1747, d.1793), pre 1792, France, by descent, sold to Thomas Moore Slade 1792
Philippe, duc d'Orléans (France, b.1674, d.1723), pre 1723, France
French royal tapestry works of Saint-Marcel (France), post 1622, France, With the rest of the set: painted for the French royal tapestry works of Saint-Marcel, 1622; listed at the Saint-Marcel works in 1627; remained there under the directorship of Marc de Comans (d. 1644) and subsequently of Hippolyte de Comans (who became director in 1651); Henri de Valois (1603-1673) or Adrien de Valois (1607-1692) - Bibliography (32)
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The Burlington Magazine (Feb 2011), Richard Shone (United Kingdom) (Editor), Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd. (England), London, England.
Simiolus (2007-2008), Editor Unknown (Editor).
The James Fairfax collection of old master paintings, drawings and prints (2003), Richard Beresford (England; Australia) (Author), Peter Raissis (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook (1999), Bruce James (Australia) (Author), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Director), Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales collections (1994), Ewen McDonald (Australia) (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 1994 (1994), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Great gifts, great patrons: an exhibition celebrating private patronage of the Gallery (1994), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Wallace collection: catalogue of pictures, IV, Dutch and Flemish (1992), John Ingamells, London, England.
The James Fairfax collection of old masters (1992), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Rubens: catalogo completo (1989), Michael Jaffé, Rizzoli Editore (Italy), Milan, Italy.
Rubens' Self-portrait in focus (1988), David Jaffé, National Gallery of Australia (Australia, estab. 1982), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Art and Australia (Vol. 21, No. 3) (Autumn 1984), Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997) (Editor), Sam Ure-Smith (Australia), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The oil sketches of Peter Paul Rubens: a critical catalogue (1980), Julius S. Held, Princeton University Press (United States of America).
Old master paintings and drawings: autumn exhibition (1980), Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817), Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817), London, England.
Constantine the Great: first public exhibition of all major panels of the tapestries from the Barberini Palace, Rome, given to the Philadelphia Museum of Art by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; the designs by Peter Paul Rubens and Pietro da Cortona, lent by European and American collections (1964), Philadelphia Museum of Art (United States of America), Philadelphia Museum of Art (United States of America).
Tapestries from the Samuel H. Kress collections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: the History of Constantine the Great designed by Peter Paul Rubens and Pietro da Cortona (1964), David T. Dubon, Philadelphia Museum of Art (United States of America), United States of America.
Rubens: oil sketches and smaller pictures (1961), Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817), Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817).
Oil sketches and small pictures by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1960), Guildhall of St George, King's Lynn (England), Guildhall of St George, King's Lynn (England).
The sketches of Rubens (1947), Leo van Puyvelde, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co. Ltd. (England), London, England.
Les esquisses de Rubens (1940), Leo van Puyvelde.
État général des tapisseries de la Manufacture des Gobelins depuis son origine jusqu'a jours, 1600-1900 (1903-1923), Fernand Calmettes, Maurice Fenaille, Jules Guiffrey.
A century of loan exhibitions, 1813-1912 (1913-1915), A. Graves (Author), A. Graves, London, England.
La galerie du régent, Philippe, duc d'Orléans (1913), Casimir Stryienski (b.1853, d.1912) (Author), Galerie Goupil - Boussod et Valadon (France, estab. 1827, closed 1919), Paris, France.
Le Palais-Royal d'aprés des documents inédits (1629-1900) Ouvrage illustré de planches hors texte, eaux-fortes, héliotypies, fac-similés d'aquarelles (1900), Victor Champier, G. Roger Sandoz.
L'oeuvre de P. P. Rubens; histoire et description de ses tableaux et dessins (1886-1892), Max Rooses.
Treasures of Art in Great Britain (1854-1857), G.F. Waagen (Author), London, England.
Works of art and artists in England (1838), G.F. Waagen, London, England.
A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters (1829-1842), John Smith (England).
Memoirs of painting (1824), William Buchanan (England, b.1777, d.1864) (Author), Publisher unknown, London, England.
Galerie du Palais royal: gravée d'aprés les tableaux des differentes ecoles qui la composent: avec un abrégé de la vie des peintres & une description historique de chaque tableau (1786-1808), Jacques Couché, Paris, France.
Description des tableaux du Palais royal: avec la vie des peintres à la tête de leurs ouvrages: dédiée a monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans, premier prince du Sang, 2nd edition (1737), L.F. Dubois de Saint-Gelais (France, b.1669, d.1737), Paris, France.
Description des tableaux du Palais royal: avec la vie des peintres à la tête de leurs ouvrages: dédiée a monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans, premier prince du Sang. (1727), L.F. Dubois de Saint-Gelais (France, b.1669, d.1737), Paris, France.
- Exhibition history (12)
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Constantine the Great: first public exhibition of all major panels of the tapestries from the Barberini Palace, Rome, given to the Philadelphia Museum of Art by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; the designs by Peter Paul Rubens and Pietro da Cortona, lent by European and American collections, (01 Oct 1964–01 Nov 1964), at Philadelphia Museum of Art (United States of America), Philadelphia United States of America.
Rubens' self-portrait in focus, (13 Aug 1988–30 Oct 1988), at National Gallery of Australia (Australia, estab. 1982), Parkes Place Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2600.
The James Fairfax collection of old master paintings, drawings and prints, (17 Apr 2003–20 Jul 2003), at Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery Rd Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000.
Great gifts, great patrons, (17 Aug 1994–19 Oct 1994), at Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery Rd Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000.
Unknown (exhibited for sale), (1792–1792), at Thomas Moore Slade's house, Chatham (England).
Unknown, British Institution exhibition, (1828–1828), at British Institution (England, estab. 1806, closed 1867), London, England.
Oil sketches and smaller pictures by Sir Peter Paul Rubens, (1960–1960), at Guildhall of St George, King's Lynn (England).
Rubens: oil sketches and smaller pictures, (20 Feb 1961–11 Mar 1961), at Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817), 43 Old Bond St London, England W1X4BA.
Old master paintings and drawings: autumn exhibition, (21 Oct 1980–12 Dec 1980), at Agnew's, London (England, estab. 1817), 43 Old Bond St London, England W1X4BA.
The James Fairfax collection of old masters, (25 Apr 1992–14 Jun 1992), at Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery Rd Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000.
Unknown (exhibited for sale), (Apr 1793–Jun 1793), at 125 Pall Mall, London (England).
Unknown (exhibited for sale), (May 1795–May 1795), at 16 Old Bond Street, London (England).