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Two angels holding the Vernicle

Maker

Follower of
(artist)
1601-1667

Title

Two angels holding the Vernicle

Medium

pen and brown ink, black chalk added later, on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 11 cm
Width: 15.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.138

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 370 (with D.1952.RW.137, 139, 140, and 141, all mounted together); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952), L.2228b (15 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Mulcahy, Rosemary, 'Review: Spanish drawings in the Courtauld Gallery. Complete catalogue. By Zahira Véliz' in 'The Burlington Magazine', September 2011 - pp. 646-47; CLIV
p. 646

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 71
Illus. p. 208

Wethey, Harold E., 'Alonso Cano's drawings' in 'The Art Bulletin', 1952 - pp. 217-38; XXXIV, 3
p. 233
under 'Copies and wrong attributions'

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

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

Inscription: Recto: centre, lower edge, brown ink: "Alonso Cano".

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