Christ displaying the Vernicle (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1554-1627
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1527-1585
Formerly attributed to
Giovanni Battista Castello, Il Genovese (artist)
1547-1637
1554-1627
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1527-1585
Formerly attributed to
Giovanni Battista Castello, Il Genovese (artist)
1547-1637
Title
Christ displaying the Vernicle (recto)
Date of Production
(circa) 1590 - 1599
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto), pen and brown ink (verso), on laid paper, laid down on Japanese tissue; several horizontal folds from having been folded
Dimensions
Height: 24.6 cm
Width: 21.1 cm
Width: 21.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1020
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
Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792), L.2364; his estate sale, H. Phillips (London), 5 - 22 March 1798, lot 1078, L.3016a; Arthur Melville Champernowne, Totnes (1871-1946), L.153; F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (15 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Giovanni Battista Castello
Collector's mark: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364)
Collector's mark: Arthur Melville Champernowne (L.153)
Inscription: 703.
Collector's mark: Lot 1078 in Joshua Reynolds' 1798 estate sale (L.3016a)
Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: LG
Watermark: Recto: left of centre: circle containing crown with long points.
Collector's mark: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364)
Collector's mark: Arthur Melville Champernowne (L.153)
Inscription: 703.
Collector's mark: Lot 1078 in Joshua Reynolds' 1798 estate sale (L.3016a)
Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: LG
Watermark: Recto: left of centre: circle containing crown with long points.
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