Three angels making music
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1638-1665
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1638-1665
Title
Three angels making music
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, on a historic mount border
Dimensions
Height: 14.5 cm
Width: 19.1 cm
Width: 19.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1058
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 462, L.3016a; F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (16 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre edge, fragment of edge of a circle.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, graphite: “Serani”. Mount border (historic), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “Serani”; lower right edge, brown ink: “2 Nr. Lr. 58”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, also partially on the mount, stamped in black ink: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364). Mount border (historic), Verso: lower left corner, red ink: lot number from Sir Joshua Reynolds’ sale (L.3016a), Lot 462.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, graphite: “Serani”. Mount border (historic), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “Serani”; lower right edge, brown ink: “2 Nr. Lr. 58”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, also partially on the mount, stamped in black ink: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364). Mount border (historic), Verso: lower left corner, red ink: lot number from Sir Joshua Reynolds’ sale (L.3016a), Lot 462.
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