Christ displaying the Vernicle (recto)
Sketch of circles and waves (verso)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
Maker
(artist)
1554-1627
1554-1627
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1527-1585
(artist)
1527-1585
Formerly attributed to
Giovanni Battista Castello, Il Genovese (artist)
1547-1637
Giovanni Battista Castello, Il Genovese (artist)
1547-1637
Title
Christ displaying the Vernicle (recto)
Sketch of circles and waves (verso)
Sketch of circles and waves (verso)
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
Object Number
D.1952.RW.1020
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
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.
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
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