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Naming of John the Baptist

Maker

Italy (Florence) 16th century (artist)
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

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).

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