Birth of the Virgin
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1522-1595
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1524-1587
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
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).
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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