by-nc

Saint Stephen

Maker

Workshop of
(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

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

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

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.

Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.ukFind out more about using and licensing our images.

____________________________

Buy a print from our collection