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Child seen from behind, standing between his mother's knees
Maker
(artist)
1591-1666
1591-1666
Title
Child seen from behind, standing between his mother's knees
Date of Production
(circa) 1625
Medium
red chalk with stumping on coarse laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 30.5 cm
Width: 21 cm
Width: 21 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1327
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
Label Text
The Bolognese artist Guercino was dubbed the ‘Rembrandt of the south’ for his precocious talent as a draughtsman. This unusually intimate image of motherly care demonstrates his masterly use of red chalk. It draws much of its quality from the contrast between the delicately modelled body of the infant, whose soft skin is rendered by the smudging and stumping of the chalk, and the freely but precisely sketched folds of the mother’s sheltering garments and hand.
Provenance
by descent to the artist's nephews, Benedetto Gennari (1633-1715) and Cesare Gennari (1637-1688), 1666; by descent to Cesare’s sons, Gianfrancesco Gennari (1671-1727) and Filippo Antonio Gennari (1677-1751), 1719; by descent to Gianfrancesco's son, Carlo Gennari (1716-1790); presumably Francesco Forni, Bologna (18th century) or Abbé Bonducci, Florence (18th century); presumably acquired from either of those by John Bouverie, England (ca. 1722/1723-1750), 1741 or 1745; by descent to his sister, Anne Hervey (d. 1757); by descent to her son, Christopher Hervey (d. 1786); by descent to his aunt, Elizabeth Bouverie (d. 1798); by descent to Sir Charles Middleton, later 1st Baron Barham (1726-1813); by descent to his son-in-law, Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baron Barham (1759-1838); by descent to his son, Charles Noel, later 1st Earl of Gainsborough (1781-1866); by descent to Charles Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough (1850-1926); his sale, Christie's (London), 27 July 1922, part of lot 81 (a box containing 68 drawings by Guercino and others); purchased there by F.R. Meatyard (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£90 for the lot); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Frick Collection, New York, 02/10/2012-27/01/2013
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/06/2012-09/09/2012
Guercino - Mind to Paper, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 22/02/2007-13/05/2007 ...More
Guercino - Mind to Paper, J Paul Getty Museum & Los Angeles & California & USA, 24/10/2006-21/01/2007
Material Evidence, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/1998-24/01/1999
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992
Drawings by Guercino from British Collections, British Museum, London, 1991
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Il Guercino - Catalogo critico dei disegni, Bologna, 01/09/1968-18/11/1968
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Eton, 1939
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
Exhibition of Drawings of the Bolognese School, Walter Gernsheim, London, 10/05/1937-10/06/1937
catalogue untraced, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1923 (Apr. - Jul.) ...Less
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/06/2012-09/09/2012
Guercino - Mind to Paper, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 22/02/2007-13/05/2007 ...More
Guercino - Mind to Paper, J Paul Getty Museum & Los Angeles & California & USA, 24/10/2006-21/01/2007
Material Evidence, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/1998-24/01/1999
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992
Drawings by Guercino from British Collections, British Museum, London, 1991
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Il Guercino - Catalogo critico dei disegni, Bologna, 01/09/1968-18/11/1968
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Eton, 1939
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
Exhibition of Drawings of the Bolognese School, Walter Gernsheim, London, 10/05/1937-10/06/1937
catalogue untraced, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1923 (Apr. - Jul.) ...Less
Literature
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, Frick Collection, New York and Courtauld Gallery, London London 2012-2013
cat. no. 22
pp. 121-23
ill. on p. 123
Guercino: Mind to paper, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Courtauld Gallery, London, 2006-2007 Los Angeles, 2006
cat. no. 9
ill. on p. 38
Drawings by Guercino from British collections, British Museum, London, 1991, 1991
cat. no. 44
pp. 18, 31 note 92, 31 note 95, 32 note 108, 74, 91
colour pl. 8
entry authors: Turner and Plazzotta ...More
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 42
pp. 92, 182
ill. on p. 93
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 47
ill. on p. 56
Il Guercino - Catalogo critico dei disegni, Bologna, 1968
cat. no. 187
pp. 176, 207, 208
pl. 187
entry author: Denis Mahon
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 81
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 32
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 28
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 75
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 53
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 452
Popham, A.E., 'Review of Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe at Burlington House: the drawings', Burlington Magazine, 72, 418, January 1938, pp. 13-20
p. 160
Russell, Archibald G.B., Drawings by Guercino, London, 1923
p. 38
pl. VII ...Less
cat. no. 22
pp. 121-23
ill. on p. 123
Guercino: Mind to paper, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Courtauld Gallery, London, 2006-2007 Los Angeles, 2006
cat. no. 9
ill. on p. 38
Drawings by Guercino from British collections, British Museum, London, 1991, 1991
cat. no. 44
pp. 18, 31 note 92, 31 note 95, 32 note 108, 74, 91
colour pl. 8
entry authors: Turner and Plazzotta ...More
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 42
pp. 92, 182
ill. on p. 93
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 47
ill. on p. 56
Il Guercino - Catalogo critico dei disegni, Bologna, 1968
cat. no. 187
pp. 176, 207, 208
pl. 187
entry author: Denis Mahon
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 81
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 32
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 28
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 75
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 53
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 452
Popham, A.E., 'Review of Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe at Burlington House: the drawings', Burlington Magazine, 72, 418, January 1938, pp. 13-20
p. 160
Russell, Archibald G.B., Drawings by Guercino, London, 1923
p. 38
pl. VII ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, graphite: "4" [according to 2006 exh. cat. p. 7, these graphite numbers in the lower left corners of Guercino drawings seem to record a Gainsborough collection numbering].
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, graphite: "4" [according to 2006 exh. cat. p. 7, these graphite numbers in the lower left corners of Guercino drawings seem to record a Gainsborough collection numbering].
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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