Saint Jerome in the wilderness
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1538-1608
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1538-1608
Title
Saint Jerome in the wilderness
Date of Production
1600 - 1635
Medium
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper, now heavily stained and with large losses at upper right and lower left edges, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.120
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 379 (with D.1952.RW.121, 122 and 125); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (12 shillings for all 4); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 33
Illus. p. 129
no. 33
Illus. p. 129
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, on backing sheet revealed by large area of loss in the drawing, brown ink: “Cespedes”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, on backing sheet revealed by large area of loss in the drawing, brown ink: “Cespedes”.
Collector's mark: none.
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