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Saint Peter Martyr (recto)

Maker

After
(Artists)
1558-1617

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1600-1699

Title

Saint Peter Martyr (recto)

Medium

pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto), black chalk (verso), on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 17.3 cm
Width: 11.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.127

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 (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); probably his sale, E. Parsons & Sons (London), cat. no. 38, 1921, though does not match any of the lots as described and Witt did not specify which Parsons sale, as he did for his other purchases from this sale; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (18 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right, dark brown ink: "Golzio". Verso: upper centre, in scroll, brown ink, now faded and illegible: "[...] D[...] m[...]"; [def better under UV, see photos or take high res ones if possible] centre, brown ink: "2".

Collector's mark: none.

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