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Solomon in old age sacrificing to pagan gods

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724

Title

Solomon in old age sacrificing to pagan gods

Date of Production

(circa) 1709

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, white bodycolour (oxidised in areas) on laid paper, squared in black chalk, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 14.5 cm
Width: 30.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.132

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 375; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952), L.2228b (£1.15); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

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. 46
Illus. p. 157

A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 19

Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3
"very characteristic" of Valdes

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: lower left edge, brown ink, unclear: “c chat [?]”.

Collector's mark: Removed from a former mount and now mounted separately with the drawing: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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