Naming of John the Baptist
Maker
Italy (Florence) 16th century (artist)
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1529-1566
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1529-1566
Title
Naming of John the Baptist
Date of Production
1545 - 1566
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with prick marks (for transfer?) and a few squared lines in black chalk, on a historic support, with strips added at lower edges to fill in losses and the head of the figure at upper right made up
Dimensions
Height: 20.9 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1013
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Francis Abbott, Edinburgh (1801-1893), L.970; F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (16 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: “Di Taddeo Zuccheri=”.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, blindstamped: Francis Abbott (L.970).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: “Di Taddeo Zuccheri=”.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, blindstamped: Francis Abbott (L.970).
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