Apotheosis of Saint Augustine (recto)
Maker
Portugal 17th century (artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1590-1656
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1590-1656
Title
Apotheosis of Saint Augustine (recto)
Date of Production
1675 - 1699
Medium
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour (recto), red chalk, pen and brown ink (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 13.7 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.147
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
probably an 18th-century Portuguese collector (based on inscription); 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 366 (with D.1952.RW.146); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (£1.6); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 92
Illus. p. 255 (recto), p. 254 (verso)
no. 92
Illus. p. 255 (recto), p. 254 (verso)
Inscriptions
Watermark: Recto, lower left corner, fragment: tip of a shield ending in three points, containing a star in the upper portion.
Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, dark brown ink: “Este debuxo veio de Roma.” [This drawing came from Rome] and below that in lighter brown ink: “de umo Vte Glz o escultor” [Vicente Gonzalez the sculptor].
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, dark brown ink: “Este debuxo veio de Roma.” [This drawing came from Rome] and below that in lighter brown ink: “de umo Vte Glz o escultor” [Vicente Gonzalez the sculptor].
Collector's mark: none.
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