Ornamental head with winged helmet
Maker
After
(artist)
1499-1546
(artist)
1499-1546
Title
Ornamental head with winged helmet
Medium
pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on paper, laid down on an historic mount (with 1213-1215)
Dimensions
Height: 3.7 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1212
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
Thomas Hudson, London (1701-1779), L.2432; possibly any number of lots (described very vaguely but several list drawings by Giulio Romano) at his estate sale, Langford (Covent Garden), 15-27 March 1779; Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792), L.2364; his sale, H. Phillips (London), 5 - 22 March 1798, lot 682, L.3016a; E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£4 including RW.1213-1215); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Special Display - Peter Lely - The Draughtsman and his Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/09/2012-13/01/2013
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to thickness of mount.
Inscription: 268.
Inscription: 12 / 13 14 / 15 //
Inscription: Giulio Romano
Inscription: 6/5 442 / Plato [?] //
Collector's mark: lot 682 from sale of Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.3016a)
Inscription: ?
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Thomas Hudson (L.2432)
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364)
Inscription: 268.
Inscription: 12 / 13 14 / 15 //
Inscription: Giulio Romano
Inscription: 6/5 442 / Plato [?] //
Collector's mark: lot 682 from sale of Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.3016a)
Inscription: ?
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Thomas Hudson (L.2432)
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364)
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