Sacrifice of Gideon
Maker
(artist)
1590-1648
1590-1648
Title
Sacrifice of Gideon
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, brown and red wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 23.9 cm
Width: 37.3 cm
Width: 37.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1034
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
sold in Amsterdam auctions in 1904 and 1912 (according to Bauch in Oud-Holland 1937, 54, p. 246 n. 1); F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (16 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Bauch, Kurt, 'Beiträge zum Werk der Vorläufer Rembrandts: IV. Handzeichnungen von Jakob Pynas' in 'Oud Holland', 1937 - pp. 241-52; 54, 1
p. 246 n. 1
p. 246 n. 1
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre: crowned shield with bend over letters “BB” (variant of Heawood 137 – Schieland 1631).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, offset of a brown ink inscription, visible under UV light, cut off: “[…]deschi / […] alleman / Romani / anti vinpe [?] / […] //”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, offset of a brown ink inscription, visible under UV light, cut off: “[…]deschi / […] alleman / Romani / anti vinpe [?] / […] //”.
Collector's mark: none.
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