Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
died 1627
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
died 1627
Title
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Date of Production
1650 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down, with brown ink framing lines, the lower right corner made up
Dimensions
Height: 17.3 cm
Width: 9.6 cm
Width: 9.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.118
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 William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, cat. 38, 1921, lot 380 (with D.1952.RW.119); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952), L.2228b (£1.6); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 88
Illus. p. 249
Angulo Iñiguez, Diego and Alfonso E. Perez, A Corpus of Spanish Drawings, New York 1975-1988; 4 vols.
vol. II, p. 68, no. 395
Illus. pl. XCIX
no. 88
Illus. p. 249
Angulo Iñiguez, Diego and Alfonso E. Perez, A Corpus of Spanish Drawings, New York 1975-1988; 4 vols.
vol. II, p. 68, no. 395
Illus. pl. XCIX
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): left lower edge, graphite, cut off: “[...]is[?]”; lower edge, graphite, cut off: “[...]y Jn. Sanchez Cotan, [abraded]”; lower right edge, on drawing revealed by removal of this area of backing sheet, graphite: “Herrera”.
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): left lower edge, graphite, cut off: “[...]is[?]”; lower edge, graphite, cut off: “[...]y Jn. Sanchez Cotan, [abraded]”; lower right edge, on drawing revealed by removal of this area of backing sheet, graphite: “Herrera”.
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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