Saint Stephen
Maker
Workshop of
(artist)
1634-1679
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1538-1608
(artist)
1634-1679
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1538-1608
Title
Saint Stephen
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 18.7 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.124
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 378 (with D.1952.RW.123, 126 (no longer in the Collection) and 127); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (£1); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 77
Illus. p. 221
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 30
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 14 ...More
Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 2
'if it is by Cespedes, it must be one of his later works' ...Less
no. 77
Illus. p. 221
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 30
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 14 ...More
Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 2
'if it is by Cespedes, it must be one of his later works' ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, crossed out and now illegible, but read in the file as “Alonso Cano fe” (same hand as D.1952.RW.123); lower right corner, dark brown ink: “cespedes”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, crossed out and now illegible, but read in the file as “Alonso Cano fe” (same hand as D.1952.RW.123); lower right corner, dark brown ink: “cespedes”.
Collector's mark: none.
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