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Angel appearing to the shepherds (recto)

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1636-1672

Title

Angel appearing to the shepherds (recto)

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

pen and brown ink, brown and black wash on brown-prepared laid paper, with brown ink framing lines (recto), graphite on laid paper (verso)

Dimensions

Height: 19.8 cm
Width: 26 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1264

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

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Provenance

S.N. Gould; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 2 May 1934; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 26 September 1935 (£15 and in part exchange); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Miss Clara and the Celebrity Beast in Art 1500-1860, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, 12 Nov. 2021 - 27 Feb. 2022

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite, circled: "3".

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