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Birth of the Virgin

Maker

(artist)
1600-1699

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1522-1595

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1524-1587

Title

Birth of the Virgin

Date of Production

1600-1699

Medium

pen and brown ink, grey-blue wash on laid paper, squared in brown ink, with graphite and brown ink framing lines, on a historic card support

Dimensions

Height: 27.1 cm
Width: 13.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.145

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), cat. 38, 1921, lot 369 (as by Campi, with D.1952.RW.143 and two other drawings not included in Witt's bequest, all attributed to Antonio Campi); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (19 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: unable to check due to card support.

Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower right, graphite, Witt number: “145 / Antonio Campi” [another line below has been cut off]. Support (historic), Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “23”.

Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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