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Apotheosis of Saint Augustine (recto)

Maker

Portugal 17th century (artist)
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

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

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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)

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.

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