Angel appearing to the shepherds (recto)
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1636-1672
(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
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
Keywords
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".
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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